Gottfried Ludovici
Gottfried Ludovici (also Gottfredus Ludovici or Gottfried Ludwig ; born October 26, 1670 in Baruth near Bautzen , † April 21, 1724 in Coburg ) was a German Lutheran theologian , hymnologist and hymn poet .
Life
Ludovici was the son of pastor Georg Ludovici. He attended Bautzen grammar school from 1683 to 1689 . He then went to study theology at the University of Leipzig , where he received his master's degree in 1691 . After he initially held theological lectures at Leipzig University, in 1694 he became vice rector at the city's Nikolaischule .
Ludovici followed in 1696 the call as rector of the Hennebergisches Gymnasium Schleusingen . On June 9, 1696 it was introduced in Schleusingen. There he quickly earned the reputation of an able educator. Hymn poems also fall during this time. He was also one of the first to write a history of sacred song poets for the region at the time. He published a Henneberg and later a Coburg song history. On December 1, 1713 he followed another call as the successor to Ernst Salomon Cyprian at the Casimirianum Gymnasium in Coburg . There he became professor of theology and rector of the institution.
Ludovici was awarded a Dr. med. On June 27, 1714 with the Disputatio inauguralis de valore sanguinis antediluviano at the University of Altdorf. theol. PhD . He died in office.
Works (selection)
- De philosophia imaginum , Leipzig 1695.
- Historia rectorum, gymnasiorum scholarumque celebriorum , 5 volumes, Lanckisius, Leipzig 1708–1718.
- Disputatio inauguralis de valore sanguinis antediluviano , Kohles, Altdorf 1714.
- Oratorical message from current Chrien, and their use in long and shorter orations, letters and abdications, written in accessible rules and clear examples ... , Pfotenhauer, Coburg 1714.
- Universal history: From the beginning of the world to the present day , Lankisch, Leipzig 1716.
literature
- Eduard Emil Koch : History of the hymn and hymn of the Christian Protestant church. 3rd edition, Volume 5, Belser Verlagbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 1868, p. 506 f.
- Wilhelm Pökel : Philological Writer's Lexicon , Krüger, Leipzig 1882, p. 161.
- lu: Ludovici, Gottfried . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 19, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 396.
Web links
- Works by and about Gottfried Ludovici in the German Digital Library
- Gottfried Ludovici in the digital portrait index
Individual evidence
- ↑ See lu: Ludovici, Gottfried . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 19, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 396.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ludovici, Gottfried |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ludovici, Gottfredus; Ludwig, Gottfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lutheran theologian, hymnologist and hymn poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1670 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baruth near Bautzen |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 21, 1724 |
| Place of death | Coburg |