Fédéric Morel
Fédéric Morel the Younger (also Frédéric Morel , Federicus Morellus ; * 1552 in Châlon ; † June 27, 1630 ) was one of the most important Graecists and patrologists of his time and is particularly known for his editions and translations by apologists, church fathers, ancient philosophers and writers .
Life
Federic Morel the Elder J. is the son of Federic Morel the Elder. Ä. (1523 in Champagne - 1583), who came from an upscale family and married the daughter of the famous printer Michel de Vascosan around 1550 , then opened his shop in 1557 in rue Saint Jean de Beavais, became a royal printer in 1571 and a. a. published the Declamationes Quintilians and the script on architecture by Philibert Delorme . Federic Morel the Elder J. continued his father's company. He became professor of rhetoric at the Collège de France .
Works
Morel edited, translated and commented a. a. Works by Aristotle , Dio Chrysostom , Strabo , Plutarch , Maximus Tyrius , Libanius , Hierocles , Theodoret . He also wrote a commentary on the Psalms. His edition of Christian apologists of the 2nd century, Corpus Apologetarum , first published in Paris in 1615, then in 1636 and 1686 in Wittenberg, is particularly well known .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Morel . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 18 : Medal - Mumps . London 1911, p. 828 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morel, Fédéric |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morel, Frédéric; Morellus, Federicus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French countess and patrologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1552 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Châlon |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 1630 |