Christian Liebenthal

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Christian Liebenthal (born December 24, 1586 in Soldin , † August 2, 1647 in Klagenfurt ) was a German lawyer and philosopher.

Life

Born as the son of the inspector Burkard Liebenthal, he attended the Saldrian School in Brandenburg in 1601 . In 1604 he enrolled at the University of Frankfurt (Oder) and on April 17, 1608, moved to the University of Wittenberg . After earning a master's degree in Frankfurt, he devoted himself to studying law at the University of Rostock , where he also acted as a teacher for noble students.

After he had been pursuing his studies in Rostock for two years, he went on an educational trip to several German universities. In 1616 Liebenthal was appointed professor of rhetoric at the University of Giessen , where he obtained his doctorate in law in the same year. In 1624 he went to Darmstadt as a princely privy councilor , worked as an envoy in Vienna during the Thirty Years' War and was raised to the rank of count palatine. As a recognized scholar of his time, he left behind writings on private and public law. In 1616 he married the daughter of Valentin Schautanz from Gießen.

Selection of works

  1. Collegium politicum. Giessen 1620, Marburg 1643, Giessen 1654
  2. Delineatio jurid. Pole. Juris foederis tam religiosi quam politici. Casting 1624
  3. De regimine ecclasastico. Casting 1622
  4. Collegium ethicum. from 1620–67 7th ed.
  5. De animae ejusque rationalis orgine… Frankfurt / O. 1610
  6. Oratio ad Philippum Hassiae Landgravium. Casting 1624

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Entry by Christian Liebenthal in the Rostock matriculation portal

literature

personal data
SURNAME Liebenthal, Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer and philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH December 24, 1586
PLACE OF BIRTH Soldin
DATE OF DEATH August 2, 1647
Place of death Klagenfurt