Georg Litzel

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Georg Litzel (partly also Lizel ; born November 23, 1694 in Ulm , † March 22, 1761 in Speyer ), also known by his pseudonym Megalissus , was a German Lutheran clergyman, hymn researcher and linguist.

Life

Georg Litzel studied Protestant theology at the Universities of Strasbourg and Jena . From 1735 he was pastor in Steinenkirch (Göppingen district), but was dismissed in 1736. In 1737 he received a position as vice principal at the grammar school in Speyer, which he held until his death.

Litzel was a bitter opponent of everything Catholic , both on a theological and linguistic level.

Quote

The Catholics are unhappy that they are mostly produced in landscapes in which a rough language is in use. But there are people living in every landscape, some of whom speak better according to the rough dialect, some worse. Parents do not usually look to which of the two they are submitting their children to. It is equally important to them to accept maidservants that they may have whatever language they like. They let their children run around among the servants and play with other children from whom they do not get used to a good dialect. Yes, noble and learned parents often speak like the rough peasants themselves. (quoted from Adolf Socin )

Publications

  • The Undeutsche Catholik or historical report of the too great negligence of the Roman Catholics, in particular under the Clerisey of the Jesuits, in improving the German language and poetry - which indicated the causes of such negligence, the zealous efforts and the like. Merits of the Protestants for succession presented, u. sure means of general speech improvement are suggested by Megalissus; including an old poetical appendix from the priest in love / Megalissus . Jena 1731
  • German Jesuit poetry or a collection of Catholic poems, which Georg well-meaningly presents to improve all rhymes. Litzel pseud. Megalissus , published by Müller, 1731
  • Historia Poetarum Graecorum Germaniae , Frankfurt and Leipzig 1730

literature

Web links

Wikisource: Georg Litzel  - Sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alema African dialect manual from the Kaiserstuhl and its surroundings : The historical depreciation of the Alemannic
personal data
SURNAME Litzel, Georg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lizel, Georg; Megalissus (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Protestant pastor, hymn researcher and language scholar
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1694
PLACE OF BIRTH Ulm
DATE OF DEATH March 22, 1761
Place of death Speyer