Christophorus Sylvius
Christophorus Sylvius , whose real name was Christoph uth dem Busch, (* around 1561 in Hamburg ; † around 1591 there ) was a German teacher , poet and humanist .
Live and act
Little is known about the life of Christophorus Sylvius. He attended a Latin school in his hometown and enrolled at the University of Wittenberg in September 1578 , where he presumably studied ancient languages and Protestant theology. Around 1588 he returned to Hamburg and taught for about three years at the learned school of the Johanneum . Christophorus Sylvius died early and left behind a son named Georgius Sylvius (Georg uth the bush), who later became councilor in Hamburg.
Works
Christophorus Sylvius wrote poems, which he sometimes dedicated to unique occasions, as well as epigrams and an epic . He wrote the poems in Latin. Three first poems from 1583 are known, in which he portrayed Hamburg in glorifying words. There is also another poem that was translated into German in 1905. Presumably due to destruction during the Second World War, there is only a reproduction of this. The poem with the title Hamburgum is the text part of a single-sheet print from 1587 and signed with the initials "CS H." and can therefore be clearly assigned to Sylvius. Johann Greve created the copperplate engraving based on a drawing by Daniel Frese . It shows a historical view of Hamburg. Since image and text refer to each other in many points, it can be assumed that Sylvius wrote the text especially for this image.
Christophorus Sylvius and his works were probably only known until the first decades of the 17th century. However, it can be assumed that he was also known outside of Hamburg during his lifetime. Several reprints of the poem without the corresponding copper engraving in the collection of poems Hypotyposis by Peter Lindeberg (ius) provide reason for assumption . Lindeberg (ius), son of a Rostock patrician, dedicated this collection to Heinrich Rantzau . Sylvius must also have had a high opinion of Rantzau, as he dedicated a collection of poems and epigrams to him.
literature
- Hartmut Freytag: Sylvius, Christophorus . In: Franklin Kopitzsch, Dirk Brietzke (Hrsg.): Hamburgische Biographie . tape 3 . Wallstein, Göttingen 2006, ISBN 3-8353-0081-4 , p. 377-378 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sylvius, Christophorus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | uth the bush, Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German teacher, poet and humanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1561 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1591 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |