Gottfried Olearius (theologian, 1604)

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Gottfried Olearius (in: Johann Christoph von Dreyhaupt, description of the hall circle , 1750)
Epitaph on the Stadtgottesacker Halle.

Gottfried Olearius (born January 1, 1604 in Halle (Saale) ; † February 20, 1685 ibid) was a German Protestant theologian and superintendent of the Halle church district, who also worked as a chronicler of the city of Halle.

Life

Olearius came as the son of the professor of theology Johannes Olearius (1546–1623) and his wife Sibylla, b. Nicander (1584–1622) to the world. He attended the municipal high school in his hometown before starting to study philosophy and theology at the University of Jena in 1622 . After the death of his parents, he received a scholarship and went to Wittenberg , where he continued his studies. In 1625 he received his master's degree and in the following years taught other students, but also the young Prince Johann von Anhalt-Zerbst, in languages, theology and philosophy. In 1629 he became an adjunct of the philosophical faculty. Three years later, in 1633, after his ordination he worked briefly as a deacon in Wittenberg. From March 1634 he worked as a preacher at the Ulrichskirche in Halle. In the same year he received the degree of Licentiate in Wittenberg and became a doctor of theology doctorate . From 1647 he was chief preacher and superintendent of the market church and from 1667 senior of the clergy of the city.

In addition to his spiritual activities, the Lutheran read lectures for students and published a variety of disputations and sermons. In addition, he dealt with botany, astronomy and above all the history of the city of Halle (see below).

In July 1656, Olearius undertook a nine-day trip to the Harz Mountains and visited the Roßtrappe , Baumannshöhle , Regenstein Castle , Brocken and the Einhornhöhle . There is also an extensive travel description, one of the earliest of its kind. His companion, a “Studiosus von Alvensleben”, also wrote a description of the journey (description of Brockenberg, Reinstein, Baumannshöhle, Hartzes zc. And the journey there in 1656, LHASA Md Rep. H Erxleben II, No. 952) .

After Gottfried Olearius suffered a stroke on January 29, 1685 , he died on February 20, 1685 at the age of 81. He was buried on February 26th on the Stadtgottesacker (Bogen 74).

Chronicler of the city of Halle

Gottfried Olearius published the work Halygraphia Topo-Chronologica with Johann Wittigau in Leipzig in 1667 , that is: a description of the place and time of the city of Hall in Saxony , a two-volume work that shows the spiritual and secular structures of the city and the topography of Halles, so in In the form of a city map. The book is also a summary of older urban history sources. Above all, Johann Christoph von Dreyhaupt (1699–1768, description of the hall circle ) used Olearius' work as a basis for his own work. In 1679 a second edition of the work, expanded and updated, appeared under the title Halygraphia aucta & continuata: Description of place and time of the city of Hall in Saxony .

family

Olearius was married twice. His first marriage was on November 11, 1634 with Anna Wogau (died September 15, 1612 in Halle; † September 3, 1636 there), the daughter of the Hallens council chamberlain Johann David Wogau. After her death from the plague, Gottfried Olearius married Elisabeth Schäffer on January 16, 1638 (born April 9, 1607 in Halle; † September 24, 1674 there), the daughter of the lawyer and salt count Johann Schäffer and his wife Barbara Bauer. There are nine children from his marriages, three from his first marriage and six from his second marriage. Of the children are known:

  1. Johann Gottfried Olearius (born September 28, 1635 Halle, † May 21, 1711 in Arnstadt)
  2. Johannes Olearius
  3. Friedrich Olearius (* † 1640)
  4. Christoph Olearius (* † 1642)
  5. Dorothea Olearius (born August 14, 1643 in Halle; † January 29, 1677 ibid)
  6. August Olearius (* March 2, 1646 in Halle; † December 17, 1657 ibid)
  7. Theodor Olearius (* † 1647)

Fonts (selection)

  • Halygraphia Topo-Chronologica, that is: Place and time description of the city of Hall in Saxony: From old and new historians / printed and written directories / sampt own many year old notes ... collected ... and together with basic and lateral Riss / also necessary registers / made / by Gottfrido Oleario, D. Superintendente, Oberpfarrern / and the Gymnasii Inspectore there ... , Wittigau, Leipzig 1667 4 °
  • Halygraphia aucta & continuata: Description of place and time of the city of Hall in Saxony / Vermehret and bit to the current 1679th year extended / by Gottfridum Olearium, D. At the end is added as a useful appendix / Ernesti Brotuffii, The famous old historiograph In the year 1554. wrote / and never before printed Chronica of the SaltzBornen and building of the city Hall; ex Museo Possessoris avtographi, M. Joh. Gottfr. Olearii , Huebner, Salfeld, Halle 1679 4 °
  • De Principio Rerum Naturalium, ex mente Heracliti Physici, Cognomento Skoteinu, Exercitatio . Lipsiae 1697, online edition of the Saxon State Library - Dresden State and University Library

literature

Web links

Commons : Gottfried Olearius  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stephan Kempe: The Hall's superintendent Olearius visit the Baumannshöhle . ( Memento from July 24, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Tom Koch: Unique discovery: Studiosus drew the Baumannshöhle in 1656 . ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) In: Harzer Volksstimme. November 30, 2004.
  3. ^ Fritz Roth : Complete evaluations of funeral sermons for genealogical and cultural-historical purposes. Self-published, Boppard / Rhein, 1976, vol. 9, p. 253, R 8442
predecessor Office successor
Arnold Mengering Senior Pastor at the Marktkirche Our Dear Women
1647–1685 		Johann Christian Olearius
personal data
SURNAME Olearius, Gottfried
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian, chronicler of the city of Halle
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1604
PLACE OF BIRTH Halle (Saale)
DATE OF DEATH February 20, 1685
Place of death Halle (Saale)