Friedrich von Schilling

Friedrich von Schilling (* 1584 at Hartlieb Castle near Breslau (today Wrocław), † October 9, 1637 in Köthen ) was a German scholar.

Life

Friedrich was the son of the Breslau councilor Daniel von Schilling and his wife Helena Sauermann von Jakschönau .

In the years from 1597 to 1598 he studied at the University of Altdorf and then until 1600 at the University of Tübingen . According to the register of registrations, he enrolled on April 9, 1602 for one semester at the University of Marburg .

After completing his studies, Schilling began one of the longest journeys in history. For twelve years he toured Germany, the Netherlands, Great Britain (including Scotland and Ireland), Hungary, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Romania and almost all of the Middle East. His return journey took him home via Poland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

Friedrich von Schilling was also a linguistic genius. In addition to Latin , he was also able to communicate in the national language in many of the countries he traveled to.

At Easter 1617, shortly after his return, Prince Ludwig I of Anhalt-Köthen appointed him court master of his son Ludwig the Younger of Anhalt-Köthen . Two years later, Prince Ludwig I of Anhalt-Köthen accepted Schilling into the Fruit Bringing Society . He gave this the company name of the slow and the motto in right time . The emblem of Schilling was a rash or green mulberry tree ( Morus alba L. ). Schilling's entry can be found in the Koethen Society Register under number 21. Schilling's traditional sentence is more of a saying than a law of rhyme, which can also be found there:

Slowly, too, one makes promises at all times,

The khan are easy, if God pleases.

After the death of his pupil in 1624, Schilling took over the office of court marshal in Köthen and became a secret council almost on the side. As such, he took part in the Koethen school and educational reform at the instigation of Prince Ludwig as a deputy and was also brought in as a consultant for the language program.

On July 6, 1629 he married Anna Maria von Peblis , a sister of Georg Hans von Peblis , who became a member of the Fruit-Bringing Society like him.

Friedrich von Schilling died on October 9, 1637 at the age of 53 in Koethen.

literature

• Daniel Sachsen: LeichPredigt / Bey of the Christian funeral commencement of Weyland WohlEdlen / Gestrengen and Vesten Herr Friedrich von Schilling Erbsassen auff Hartlieb / Fürstlichen Anhaltischen Raths und Hoffmeister zu Cöthen / Which there October 9th. In the year 1637. in Christo sannft and happy asleep / and the following October 20th. was buried on earth with Christian and noble ceremonies in the city churches. Betzel, Zerbst 1637, online .