Christoph Schorer
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Christoph Schorer (born December 2, 1618 in Memmingen ; † February 12, 1671 ibid) was a German physician , poet and astrologer of the Baroque period .
Life
The multi-talented Swabian doctor was the son of a lawyer. After finishing school at the Latin School in Memmingen, he enrolled at the medical faculty in Strasbourg in 1639 , where he soon got in touch with the members of the Sincere Fir Society , especially Johann Matthias Schneuber and Jesaias Rompler . Its linguistic society aroused in him an interest in clearing the German language of foreign words, which in 1643 inspired him to publish his often used language spoiler. Even here he was indulging in his astrological hobby when he began the annual publication of a forecast icon in which he predicted the events of the coming year from the stars. 30 volumes of this popular publication have appeared.
A series of study trips took him via Basel to the famous medical school in Montpellier and finally to Padua , where he received his doctorate in 1654. When he returned to his hometown, he succeeded his grandfather as city physician and published a number of medical and hygienic manuals for domestic use in German in order to reach the common people.
Works (selection)
- Kurtzer report on how one should protect oneself from the plague . Ulm 1666
- Man spoilers. o. O. 1644
- Memminger Chronicle . Ndr. D. Edition Ulm 1660
- Der Unartig Teutsche Sprachverderber , ed. Reinhold Bechstein, in: Deutsches Museum , nF 1 (1862), 295–320 (Ndr. D. Edition 1643)
literature
- Friedrich Braun: Christoph Schorer of Memmingen. Munich 1926
- Otto Hartig: Christoph Schorer von Memmingen and his <language spoiler>. Munich 1922
- Peter Hesselmann: " Grimmelshausen und der <Mann-Verderber>", in: Carleton Germanic Papers 18 (1990), 89-102
- Julius Pagel: Schorer, Christoph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 32, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, p. 378.
List of works and references
- Gerhard Dünnhaupt : "Christoph Schorer (1618-1671)", in: Personalbibliographien zu den Druck des Barock , Vol. 5. Stuttgart: Hiersemann 1991, pp. 3793-3809. ISBN 3-7772-9133-1
Web links
- Publications by and about Christoph Schorer in VD 17 .
- Digitized prints by Christoph Schorer in the catalog of the Herzog August Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schorer, Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German medic, poet and astrologer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1618 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Memmingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 1671 |
| Place of death | Memmingen |