Bernardus Schotanus

Bernardus Schotanus

Bernardus Schotanus (also: Schoot, Schot ; * October 7, 1598 in Franeker ; † October 5, 1652 in Leiden ( October 15, 1652 ^greg. , At that time the Gregorian calendar was in effect in Leiden)) was a Dutch lawyer and mathematician.

Life

The son of the law professor at the University of Franeker Henricus Schotanus (1549-1605) and his wife Geertke, daughter of the mayor of Leeuwarden Meinhard Poll, matriculated on May 29, 1614 at the Frisian University of Franeker . Here he first completed a degree in philosophy and obtained the academic degree of a master's degree.

He then concentrated on studying law, with Timaeus Faber (1558–1623) in particular promoting his education. From there he moved to the University of Leiden , where he attended lectures by Johannes Lindershausen (1571–1645), Cornelis Sylvius (also: Bosch, around 1586-around 1643), Petrus Cunaeus and Cornelis Swanenburch (1574–1530). Under Hector Bouricius (1593-1636) he received on April 12, 1622 the academic degree of Doctor of Law. He then worked as a lawyer in Leeuwarden .

In 1624, after the death of Timaeus Faber, he was given a full professorship in law at the University of Franeker. In Franeker he also took on a variety of tasks in the city. He was inspector of the orphanage, church elder and overseer of the pension funds. In addition, on May 7, 1632, he rose to become the first professor of law and was elected rector of the university. A financially lucrative offer lured him to the University of Utrecht in 1635 as Professor of Law , where he also taught mathematics three times a week as a professor. He had also been given the founding rectorate of the university . After the death of Petrus Cunaeus, he moved to the University of Leiden as Professor of the Codex in 1641, where he worked until the end of his life. In 1644/45 he was rector here too .

Schotanus was married twice. His first marriage was in 1620 with Maria Schooten, daughter of his uncle Johannes Schooten. His second marriage was in 1627 with Anna Catharina, daughter of the law professor in Herborn Johannes Althusius and his wife Magaret Naurath. From his first marriage there is a son who became mayor of Franeker and a member of the States General.

Works

• Fundamentals onderwijzinge van de Sterrekonst and Beschrijving der Aerde, door het gebruyek of Hemelsche and Aerdsche globes. Mitsgaders onderrechtinghe van de Konst der Zeevaart; With nieuw gepractiseerde instruments rules. Franeker 1614
• Disputationes juridicae XXIII. Franeker 1635
• Προσφῶνησις (Allocutio) in Academiae Ultrajectinae Inauguratione. Utrecht 1636.
• Oratio inauguralis de Scholarum ἐυταξίᾳ, habita Ultrajecti in majori auditorio, III. non. novembr. 1635, cum professionem Juris ac Matheseos capesseret. Utrecht 1638
• Examen juridicum, quo fundamenta jurisprudentiae secundum seriem Digestorum, subjectis suis locis titulis codicis, explicantur. Utrecht 1639
• It. Recognitum atque alterâ fere parte locupletatum. Utrecht 1645
• It. Recognitum et alterâ fere parte locupletatum. Suffering 1657
• It. Cum Annotationibus practicis from Auctore quondam dictatis. Amsterdam 1662, Leiden 1669, 1702
• It. Cum dissertationibus Joannis Schmidelii (hoogl. Te Erfurt) Jena 1667
• Collegium Quaestionum ad Institutiones Juris Civilis. Amsterdam 1640
• Imperatoris Justiniani Institutiones cum analysi nunc primum ad latus positâ, selectisquenotis, ac indicibus Julii Pacii, JOti celeberrimi; ex recensione viri Cl. D. Bernardi Schotani. Addita sunt ab eodem Erotemata ad singulos paragraphos, et eorumdem versiculos, quorum adjumento sese quilibet possit ex textu examinare, nec non Argumenta ac Axiomata nonnulla; praefixâ singulis libris ad usum studiosorum Anacephalaeosi novâ, collectore Arn. S. Leiden 1647 (also under the title: Julii Pacii Analysis ad instituta, nunc primum V. Cl. D. Bernardi Schotani, Jur.primarii Professoris in Academiâ Lugduno-Batavâ, Erotematibus, Argumentis, et Axiomatibus nonnullis, quorum adjumento sive quilibet possit ex textu examinare, illustrata. Accedunt Selecta; cum indicibus locupletissimis, praefixâ singulis libris Anacephalaeosi novâ. Leiden published 1649)
• Disputationes anniversariae ad Instituta. Leiden 1649 ( online )
• It. Cum Supplementis Joannis Schmidelii. Jena 1667
• It. Cum revisionibus Jonathanis Clerici. Berlin (Berolini) 1671
• Hij gaf also umerderingen en verbeteringen op den Commentarius van Johannes à Sande, de diversis Regulis Juris antiqui. Leeuwarden (Leor.) 1647, Leiden 1652
• Examen juridicum, quo fundamenta jurisprudentiae secundum seriem digestorum, subjectis suis locis titulis codicis, explicantu. Leiden 1657 ( online )
• Processus Judicialis, sive Methodus procedendi judicialiter. Leiden 1653, Hanover (Hanau) 1653, 1662
• Disputationes juridicae ad seriem materiae Pandectarum conscripta, quibus fundamenta juris per rationes decidendi ac disputandi explicantur. Accedit Oratio funebris in exequias Auctoris, recitata from Arnoldo Vinnio, Doctori Juris et Ordinario Professore. Amsterdam 1653
• Fundamenta Juris. Suffering 1653
• Disputationes de Praesumptionibus et conjecturis circa ultimas voluntates.
• Examen juridicum, cum annotationibus practices. Amsterdam 1669 ( online )

literature

• Abraham Jacob van der Aa : Biographical woordenboek der Nederlanden, bevattende levensbeschrijvingen van zoodanige people, who zich op eenigerlei wijze in ons vaderland vermaard made. Verlag JJ Van Brederode, Haarlem, 1874, vol. 17, part 1, pp. 433-435 ( online , Dutch)
• Jacobus Kok: Vaderlandsch woordenboek; Oorspronklyk Verzameld. Verlag Johannes Allart, Amsterdam, 1791, 25 vol., P. 345, ( online, Dutch )
• Schotanus, Bernhard. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 35, Leipzig 1743, column 1027 f.
• Christian Gottlieb Jöcher : General Scholar Lexicon, Darinne the scholars of all classes, both male and female, who lived from the beginning of the world to the present day, and made themselves known to the learned world, After their birth, life, remarkable stories, Withdrawals and writings from the most credible scribes are described in alphabetical order. Verlag Johann Friedrich Gleditsch , Leipzig, 1751, Vol. 4, Sp. 337
• Ernst Landsberg :  Schotanus, Bernhard . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 32, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, p. 390 f.
• Jan Hengstmengel & RM Benata Hengstmengel-Koopmans: De Leidse tijd van Bernardus Schotanus en zijn gezin (1621-1622, 1641-1653) . Gens Schotana, Vol. III, Lief. 17, Franeker 1995, pp. 283-328.
• CL Heesakkers & Jan Hengstmengel, De lijkrede van Arnoldus Vinnius op Bernardus Schotanus . Gens Schotana, Vol. III, Lief. 18, Franeker 1995, pp. 320-356.
• Jan Hengstmengel, Catalogus van brieven en inscripties geschreven door of aan Bernardus Schotanus . Gens Schotana, Vol. III, Lief. 18, Franeker 1995, pp. 357-371.