Erasmus Rothmaler the Younger
Erasmus Rothmaler (born August 21, 1599 in Frankenhausen , † November 28, 1662 in Güttland near Danzig) was a German Lutheran clergyman and neo-Latin poet.
Life
Rothmaler was the son of the archdeacon of the same name Erasmus Rothmaler the Elder and his wife Maria (1569-1611). He matriculated on July 24, 1621 together with his brother Johann Rothmaler at the University of Wittenberg. After completing his studies, he received a call to the rectorate in Riesenburg in Pomesanien , then in Heiligenbeil .
In 1639 he became pastor in Neukirchen and Schönhorst near Marienburg , until he moved to Güttland in 1642 as pastor in the Danzig lowlands.
His younger brother Johann Rothmaler became general superintendent in Rudolstadt .
Works
He published several volumes of Latin epigrams . In his publications he carried the title of Crowned Poet :
- Gemmae poeticae, Danzig 1650.
- Deliciae poeticae in three parts, Danzig 1651.
- Epigrammatum ioco-seriorum appendix, Danzig 1652.
literature
- Johann Ludwig Hesse : Directory of black burgers who made themselves known as scholars or as artists through writings, 13th piece, Rudolstadt 1822, pp. 13–15, no. 239 ( online ).
- Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts , Volume 32, Leipzig and Halle 1742, Sp. 1215-1216.
- Friedrich Christian Lesser : Life of Erasmi Rothmalers, former diaconi of the Church of S. Petri in Nordhausen, and close-by archidiaconi to Franckenhausen, Nordhausen 1749, pp. 17-18.
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| SURNAME | Rothmaler, Erasmus the Younger |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rothmaler, Erasmus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lutheran clergyman and neo-Latin poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1599 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankenhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1662 |
| Place of death | Güttland near Danzig |