Helias Putschius

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Helias Putschius , actually Elias von Putschen or Elias van Putschen , Elias von Putsch , Elias von Putz and various other similar forms of name (born November 6, 1580 in Antwerp , † March 9, 1606 in Stade ) was a Dutch poet, philologist and historian .

Life and accomplishments

Helias Putschius came from a merchant family, his father came to Antwerp from Augsburg . Due to the political circumstances, the family moved to Emden in 1583 and to Stade in 1588. His parents sent him to Hamburg , where he was supposed to learn French . 1593 he started on the initiative of a family friend, Johann Philipp Stamler , when Peter Carpentarius with the Latin class . After Carpentarius went to Nortwieck and later Rotterdam , Putschius followed him. In 1598 he began studying law at the University of Leiden . In Leiden he was close to Joseph Justus Scaliger . In 1601 he went to study at the University of Jena , and in 1602 or 1603 to Leipzig . In Leipzig he made friends with Gottfried Jungermann . In 1603 he stayed with Jungermann for further stays in Frankfurt am Main and Heidelberg , where Jan Gruter met. In 1604 he finished his studies in Leipzig and stayed in Hamburg, Stade and again longer in Heidelberg. This time in Heidelberg he not only met with Jan Gruter, but also with Marquard Freher and Jacques Bongars , who supported him. In 1605, too, a long journey took him back to Munich , Ingolstadt , Nuremberg , Altorf, Hamburg and Stade. He died the following year while preparing for a trip to France and England. Putschius was buried in Stade's Nikolaikirche .

Putschius was able to make a name for himself early on with smaller Latin occasional poems, which were considered to be stylish. The first significant publication was an edition of Sallust's writings in 1602, which was reprinted several times over the course of the century. Three years later he published his most important work with a compilation of the ancient Latin grammarians : Grammaticae latinae autores antiqui . For some fonts it was the first printed publication. He only used manuscripts for the work, but only gave him a small scientific device to use. In the 19th century, the 1400 pages had to be divided into several volumes for new editions. In another publication he wanted to explain his own philological achievements in a comment. However, due to early death at the age of 25, this no longer occurred. In his short life, Putschius was nevertheless able to show a notable scientific achievement. Putschius' work stands at the transition between two forms of reception. Until his work, the ancient Latin grammarians were regarded as the authorities for the Latin language, since Putschius has been actively dealing with their writings. Until the edition of the Grammatici Latini by Martin Hertz and Heinrich Keil in seven volumes between 1855 and 1880, Putschius' writing was the reference work in his field for more than 250 years. Conrad Bursian described Putschius' work as an epoch-making work for the study of the Latin language and its history, which has secured him a place of honor in the history of philology for all time . Posthumously published some writings of John Sleidanus that Putschius had put together. In addition, Notae appeared in Jul. Caesarem in 1607 .

Fonts

  • C. Crispi Sallustii Opera omnia quæ extant. Ex officina Plantiniana Raphelengii, Leiden 1602
  • M. Valerii Probi Grammatici de notis Romanorum interpretandis libellus. Notae juris antiqui de legibus et plebiscitis. Hanau 1603.
  • Grammaticae Latinae Auctores Antiqui. Charisius, Diomedes, Priscianus, Probus, Magno, P. Diaconus, Phocas, Asper, Donatus, Servius, Sergius, Cledonius, Victorinus, Augustinus, Consentius, Alcuinus, Eutyches, Fronto, Vel. Longus, Caper, Scaurus, Agroetius, Cassiodorus, Beda, Terentianus, Victorinus, Plotius, Caesius Bassus, Fortunatianus, Rufinus, Censorinus, Macrobius, Incerti. Cum Indicibvs locupletissimis. Hanau 1605 digitized .
  • Johannis Sleidani Opvscvla Qvaedam, Qvorvm Ipse Partim Avctor, partim Interpres. I, De quatuor Summis Imperiis Lib. III. II, Cl. Sesellii de Repub. Gallorum® regum officiis, libri II. Latine redditi. III, Summa doctrinae Platonis De Rep. & Legibus. IV. Orationes duae: una ad Carolum V. Caesarem; altera ad Germaniae Principes & Ordines Imperii. Omnia nunc primum simul ita iuncta opera & studio Heliae Putschii. Accesserunt seorsum Commentarii & Notae Guil. Xylandri in libros de IV. Monarchiis, nunc primum in lucem editi. Hanau 1608 digitized .

literature

Web links

supporting documents

  1. ^ Conrad Bursian: History of Classical Philology in Germany. Munich, Leipzig 1883, pp. 277-278.
personal data
SURNAME Putschius, Helias
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Coups, Elias of; Coups, Elias van; Coups, helias; Coups, helias; Putschäus, Elias; Putsch, Helias; Putschius, Elias; Putzsch, Elias; Coup, Elias; Plaster, helias; Plaster, Elias; VanPutschen, Helias
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch poet, philologist and historian
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1580
PLACE OF BIRTH Antwerp
DATE OF DEATH March 9, 1606
Place of death Stade