Heinrich Decimator
Heinrich Decimator (* 1555 (1545) in Gifhorn , † 1627 in Schnarsleben ) was a German theologian and the author of a universal dictionary .
Heinrich was the son of the Dodendorf pastor Georg Decimator. He graduated from the University of Wittenberg in 1570. Then he was initially a teacher in Mühlhausen in Thuringia . In 1579 he was ordained a pastor in Schnarsleben in Magdeburg. He published various works, including the Sylva vocabulor , which appeared before 1586 . et phras. octo linguarum and the universal dictionary Thesaurus linguarum in universa vera Europa , published in 1589 and expanded several times up to 1615 , in whose dedication he thanks the cathedral chapter of Magdeburg for its promotion “from school dust to preaching office”. The first edition contained German, Latin and Greek; Hebrew and French were added in later editions. He also wrote an astronomical and poetic work published in Magdeburg in 1587 , Libellus de stellis fixis et erraticis .
literature
- Christian Bruhns: Decimator, Heinrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 791.
- Parish book of the ecclesiastical province of Saxony. Vol. 2, p. 280
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Decimator, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian and author of a universal dictionary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1555 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gifhorn |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1627 |
| Place of death | Schnarsleben |