Franciscus Omichius

Franciscus Omichius , Latinized from Franz Omcken , also: Omke , Oemich , Oemichen , Oemichius , Oemeke (* around 1530 in Lippstadt ; † October 1591 in Güstrow ) was a German educator, rector and writer.

Live and act

Omichius was the son of the later Güstrow superintendent Gerd Omeken . According to ancient traditions, he is said to have completed his studies with Philipp Melanchthon at the University of Wittenberg . However, his name cannot be found in the university's register. From 1566 to 1572 he was vice rector and from 1572 rector of the cathedral school in Güstrow . At Easter 1573 he received his master's degree from the University of Rostock . In the winter semester of 1573/74 he was still matriculated in Rostock.

In 1576 he and his students performed the play Daniel at Güstrow Castle . In 1578 Jacob Lucius published his own play Ein neue Comoedia by Dionysii Syracusani and Damonis and Pythiae Brüderschracht. There is no evidence of a performance in Güstrow, but there is evidence of a performance in Berlin in 1580. Georg Mauritius the Younger (son of Georg Mauritius ) translated it into Latin in 1617 for a performance at the University of Altdorf . On the one hand, the piece is the first evidence of High German poetry in the Low German language area. On the other hand, it has a number of Low German scenes as interludes, the basic form of which does not come from Omichius himself, but which he borrowed from other poets, such as a buttress-pulling scene from the Claws Buer (1523) by Magister Bado von Minden and from the Hoffteufel des Johann Chryseus (1545).

As a theologian he took a strictly Lutheran stance, as his last work Christlyke unde eintföldige underwysinge vor de Junge Knaben im Schole , a kind of catechism , made clear.

His son of the same name enrolled at the University of Rostock in March 1601. He became a physician and professor at the University of Frankfurt an der Oder , where he was also rector in 1615.

Works

• A new Comoedia from Dionysii Syracusani and Damonis and Pythiae Brüderschetzt: Therein the difference was true friendship and false hypocrisy. Rostock: Jakob Lucius 1578

• Latin translation : Narratio Comica, De Amicitia Damonis Ac Pythiæ: In usum Altdorfinae Academiæ, Panegyrin 41. Anno 1617. celebrantis / Rhythmis olim Teutonicis contexta a M. Francisco Omichio, Ludimoderatore Gustroviensi. Nunc prosaoratione Latine conversa a M. Georgio Mauricio Witebergensi. Noribergae: Lochnerus 1617

• Description of a legation and journey / from Vienna from Austria to Constantinople by the Wolgebornen Herr / Herr David Ungnadn / Freyherrn zu Sonneck / and pledgee on Bleyburgk / Aus Römischer Keyserlichen Mayestat commanding and request to the Turkish Keyser, Anno 72. Performed the gift so SG handed over to the Turk / his councilors and empowerers himself / and otherwise much beautiful histories / antiquities and history / even funny to read / described and written / never went out before. Guestrow: [Ferber] 1582

Digitized copy of the copy from the Bavarian State Library

• Christlyke and one fifty underwysinge in front of the young boys in the school. 1591

literature

• Karl Ernst Hermann Krause:  Omichius, Franciscus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 24, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, p. 349.
• Karl Goedeke : Outline of the history of German poetry from the sources. Second edition, Volume 2: The Age of Reformation . Dresden: Ehlermann 1886, p. 402f (No. 366)
• JF Goeters: Gerdt Oemeken von Kamen, approx. 1500–1562. Low German churchism from Westphalia to Mecklenburg. In: Yearbook for Westphalian Church History 87 (1993), pp. 78–79.

Web links

• Literature on Franciscus Omichius in the Landesbibliographie MV

Individual evidence

1. ^ After Goeters (Lit.); Güstrow as place of birth (according to ADB) is misinformation.
2. ^ Matriculation of the University of Rostock
3. ^ Matriculation of the University of Rostock
4. ↑ See Goedeke (Lit.), p. 362 (No. 149–152).
5. ^ Matriculation of the University of Rostock