Christoph Gruel
Christoph Gruel , also Christoff Gruel († probably 1596 ) was a German university professor and local lawyer. He taught at the University of Greifswald and was city counsel for Greifswald .
Life
Christoph Gruel was a member of an old, from Mecklenburg originating patrician family . His father Peter Gruel († 1559) was initially a professor at the University of Greifswald and later a councilor, then mayor of Greifswald .
From 1559 Christoph Gruel was professor at the law faculty of the University of Greifswald. When the young Prince Ernst Ludwig von Pomerania studied at the university in 1560 and was honored with the appointment of rector for one year, Christoph Gruel was vice- rector under him. In 1575 Christoph Gruel himself became rector of the university for a year.
From 1561 onwards, Christoph Gruel was also City Syndic of Greifswald .
He probably died in 1596.
See also
literature
- Johann Gottfried Ludwig Kosegarten : History of the University of Greifswald . 1st chapter. Greifswald 1857, pp. 201, 203, 211 ( online ).
Footnotes
- ^ Nils Jörn: The origin of the professorships at Greifswald University between 1456 and 1815. In: Dirk Alvermann , Nils Jörn, Jens E. Olesen (eds.): The University of Greifswald in the educational landscape of the Baltic Sea region . Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-8258-0189-2 , p. 168 fn. 55 ( online )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gruel, Christoph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gruel, Christoff |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German university professor and local lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | uncertain: 1596 |