Christoph Pyl

Christoph Pyl (born October 12, 1678 in Greifswald , † September 20, 1739 in Stralsund ) was a German educator and historian.

Life and accomplishments

Christoph Pyl was the son of Theodor Pyl (1647–1723), a pastor working at Greifswald's Nikolaikirche and later professor at the University of Greifswald . He came from a patrician family from Stralsund first attested in 1410 .

Christoph Pyl first studied theology and history at the University of Greifswald . From 1702 he devoted himself to studying mathematics and natural sciences at the University of Kiel . Here he published his first scientific writings, which dealt with astronomy and the mineral waters of Schwalbachs and Pyrmonts . In 1704 he studied at the University of Rostock at the side of his brother Gottfried Pyl. He received his master's degree in 1705 and habilitated in 1706 at the Philosophical Faculty of Greifswald University with a text de atmaera lunari ( "About the moon atmosphere" ).

From 1708 to 1720 he was principal at the Anklamer School. He wrote the school programs between 1712 and 1720 , often referring to the rescue of Anklam in 1713. From 1720 to 1723 he worked as rector in Stettin , before he went to Stralsund in 1723 at the Sundische Gymnasium, which is housed in the Katharinenkloster , as rector. Here he worked until his death in 1739. Among other things, he published some writings on the history of Pomerania in Latin.

Fonts (selection)

• Jubilation for the Augsburg Confession. 1730.
• About the usability of the speech exercises to be held on stage. 1736.

literature

• Ernst Heinrich Zober : On the history of the Stralsund high school . Volume 1, p. 61f., Stralsund 1839 ( digitized version )
• Theodor Pyl :  Pyl, Christoph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 26, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, p. 782 f.
• Family table of the Pyl in the digital library Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Registration of Christoph Pyl in the Rostock matriculation portal

Web links

• Works by and about Christoph Pyl  in the German Digital Library

• Literature about Christoph Pyl in the state bibliography MV

predecessor	Office	successor
Jakob Wolf	Rector of the Stralsund grammar school 1723 - 1739	Adolf Gideon Bartholdi