Heinrich Pantaleon
Heinrich Pantaleon (born July 13, 1522 in Basel ; † March 3, 1595 ibid) was a Swiss doctor, university professor of dialectics and physics and late humanist , best known for his work Teutscher Nation warhaffte Helden , which includes around 1,700 résumés of well-known personalities.
Life
Heinrich Pantaleon, son of the Ravensburg tailor Christian Pantlin, studied theology in Heidelberg and Basel as well as medicine in Valence after a broken training as a printer . He then practiced as a doctor in Basel and Baden in Aargau . In 1556 he was professor of dialectics at the University of Basel , from 1557 of physics and from 1558 of medicine . He translated medical, historical and geographical works into German and edited humanistic writings, including by Erasmus von Rotterdam . He also published his own historical and medical works and also wrote a drama. His main work is the Prosopographia heroum atque illustrium virorum totius Germaniae , published in three volumes 1565–66 in Latin, 1567–70 in German under the title Teutscher Nation Heldenbuch and 1578 under the title Teutscher Nation warhaffte Helden . The plan was a comprehensive and new one: the whole of German history from prehistoric times was to be presented in the form of biographies. The first volume begins with Adam , the second with Charlemagne , the third with Maximilian I. The last volume registered the author's appointment as Poeta laureatus and Count of the Palatinate Court on the part of Emperor Maximilian II .
He also published alchemical works, reprinted in the Bibliotheca Chemica Curiosa , as well as a balneological description of the city of Baden AG and its baths published in 1578 .
Pantaleon was a student and friend of Andreas Bodenstein . In his honor he wrote a funeral poem with the following words:
“En CAROLSTADIUS quem olim Franconia misit / Occidit, Helvetium Gloria, fama, decus.” Karlstadt, whom Franconia once sent, is dead, Swiss fame, honor and adornment.
literature
- Melchior Adam : Henricus Pantaleon. In: Vitae Germanorum philosophorum… Frankfurt am Main 1615, pp. 396–403 ( digitized version ).
- Hans Buscher: Heinrich Pantaleon and his book of heroes, dissertation Basel 1946 (Basel contributions to historical science, vol. 26).
- Reto Caluori: Heinrich Pantaleon . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 2, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 1369 f.
- Johannes Bolte : Pantaleon, Heinrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 25, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, pp. 128-131.
Web links
- Rosmarie Zeller: Pantaleon, Heinrich. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Heinrich Pantaleon on www.habengeschichte.de.
- Heinrich Pantaleon in the database "Self-testimonials in German-speaking countries" of the Free University of Berlin
- Entry Pantaleon, Heinrich - Teutscher Nation warhafften Helden auf Encyclothek - Historical Reference Works; accessed on August 4, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ Frank Fürbeth : Bibliography of the German or in the German area published baths of the 15th and 16th centuries. In: Würzburg medical history reports. Volume 13, 1995, pp. 217-252; here: p. 239.
- ↑ Karlstadt humanists. St. Johannis Karlstadt.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pantaleon, Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pantlin, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss doctor and late humanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1522 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 3, 1595 |
| Place of death | Basel |