Friedrich Peters (theologian)
Friedrich Peters, also: Friedrich Petri (born March 10, 1549 in Hallerspring ; † October 21, 1617 in Braunschweig ) was a German Protestant theologian and collector of proverbs .
Life
Peters attended the school in Hildesheim and from 1569 under Michael Neander the monastery school in Ihlenfeld . From 1571 studied at the University of Wittenberg , where he acquired the academic degree of a master's degree in 1574 . He then became a teacher in Brunswick and in 1578 there preacher at the St. Andrew's Church , in 1598 he was taken as a senior on the spiritual ministry. In 1605 he became coadjutor of the Brunswick city superintendent .
Peters had translated the Gospel of Luke from the Greek in 1574 and, as a representative of Lutheran orthodoxy , participates in the dispute with the representatives of Calvinism with pamphlets . Especially his friendship with Polykarp Leyser the Elder had led to lengthy disputes.
He is particularly known for the most extensive collection of German proverbs of the 16th and 17th centuries ( Der Teutschen Weissheit ... ). It contains 21,643 entries that have been compiled alphabetically from orally transmitted material, older collections and poems. The collection clearly shows the linguistic wit and the popular diversity of the baroque world; to this day it is one of the most important reference works for proverbs of the Baroque era. The work is divided into three parts: in the first part God, faith and heresy are dealt with, in the second part vices, virtue and perils of life and in the third, smaller part, cynical sentences follow. Typical proverbs are “A strong man who leads to illness has a certain quarrel with death”, “Judging right is right”, “Folly makes work” and “There is often a Wolff hidden in a sheepskin”.
Fonts
- Sunday and holiday gospels.
- The blind purchase of interest. Erfurt 1586.
- Calvinianorum Nestorianism. 1613.
- Thorough report ..., whether Thumherrn and their adjuncts ..., who can enjoy Stifftslehen with a clear conscience. 1618.
- The German wisdom…. 1604/1605 facsimile edition 1983.
literature
- Dietmar Peil: Peters (Petri), Friedrich. In: Walther Killy (Ed.): Literaturlexikon. Authors and works of German language. 15 volumes. Volume 9. Bertelsmann, Gütersloh, Munich 1988–1991, p. 126; Berlin 1998 (CD-ROM), ISBN 3-932544-13-7 .
- Wolfgang Lent: Peters, Friedrich. In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Dieter Lent et al. (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 8th to 18th century . Appelhans Verlag, Braunschweig 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7 , p. 557 f .
- Paul Zimmermann : Peters, Friedrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 25, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, p. 487 f.
Web links
- Literature by Friedrich Peters in the catalog of the German National Library
- Publications by and about Friedrich Peters in VD 17 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Wolfgang Lent: Peters, Friedrich. In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck, Dieter Lent (ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon: 8th to 18th century. P. 557f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Peters, Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Petri, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian and proverb collector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1549 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hallerspring |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 21, 1617 |
| Place of death | Braunschweig |