Franz Burchart
Franz Burchart , also Franz Burckhardt , (born July 3, 1503 in Weimar , † January 15, 1560 ibid) was a German scholar and politician .
Life
Burchart was born as the son of an official at the court of Johann von Sachsen in Weimar. On May 15, 1520 he enrolled at the University of Wittenberg (Leucorea) and was accepted into the house of Philipp Melanchthon . After receiving his master's degree on February 4, 1524, Melanchthon Georg Spalatin recommended him for the Quintilian professorship at the faculty of artists, and in 1530, Melanchthon's favorite pupil, he received the professorship for Greek. In the winter semester of 1527 and 1535 he took over the deanery of the artist faculty and in the winter semester of 1532 he led the rectorate of Leucorea.
In 1535 Burchart was drawn to the elector's court to replace the late Christian Beyer as vice chancellor. He accompanied Johann Friedrich von Sachsen to Vienna in November 1535, was present at the meeting of the elector with Pier Paolo Vergerio and in December accompanied Gregor Brück to the convent in Schmalkalden in order to negotiate with the English negotiators.
From then on he was found in many negotiations as a representative of the Electoral Saxon court in questions of the Reformation . He also worked several times in England at the court of Henry VIII , also traveled to France, was installed as the administrative chancellor of Braunschweig in 1542 and was appointed to the Electoral Saxon and Narcaldic Council of the House of Weimar on November 2, 1544. After the battle of Mühlberg and the defeat in the Schmalkaldic War , he followed his Ernestine master to Weimar. Here he played a key role in founding the University of Jena and tried to win Melanchthon over for it.
Along with his political teacher Gregor Brück, Burchart was one of the most influential Saxon politicians during the Reformation. His daughter Barbara was married to the Leipzig professor of theology Victorin Striegel and his daughter Katharina married the professor of law in Jena and Wittenberg Matthäus Wesenbeck .
literature
- Theodor Muther: Burchart, Franz . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 569 f.
- Ekkehart Fabian: Burchart, Franz. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 33 ( digitized version ).
- Heinz Scheible : Melanchthon's correspondence. People . Volume 11
Web links
- Consortium of European Research Libraries : Franz Burchart list of works
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burchart, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vinariensis, Franz; Vinmariensis, Franz; Vinariensis, Franciscus; Vinmariensis, Franciscus; Winariensis, Franciscus; Borchardus, Franz; Burcardus, Franz; Burkhard, Franz; Burkhart, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German scholar and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 3, 1503 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Weimar |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 15, 1560 |
| Place of death | Weimar |