Henricus Pontanus

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Henricus Pontanus

Henricus Pontanus (born December 29, 1652 in Steinfurt , † September 15, 1714 in Utrecht ) was a German Reformed theologian.

Life

Pontanus had attended the Arnoldinum Academic High School in Steinfurt and began studying philosophy and literature at the University of Groningen in 1669 . In 1675 he became pastor in Meppel and at the same time rector of the school there. In 1679 he went to Lingen as a pastor , where he also worked at the local trivial school . From Lingen he supported Wilhelm III of Orange , who initiated the establishment of the Georgianum academic high school on September 14, 1697 . At the educational institution he co-founded, he was also a professor and its founding rector from 1697 to 1700.

After he had received an honorary doctorate in theology at the University of Leiden on November 10, 1699 , he was appointed professor of theology at the University of Utrecht on February 15, 1700 . He took up this office on March 13 of the same year with the speech De columna nubis et ignis . In Utrecht he also took part in the organizational tasks of the Utrecht Academy and was rector of the Alma Mater in 1702/03 . However, since he could not meet the demands of a theological professor, he was dismissed from his professorship at his request and took over the professorship of church history on February 25, 1704, which he held until the end of his life.

Works (selection)

  • De columna nubis et ignis. Utrecht 1700.
  • De sale sacrificiorum.
  • Laudation funebris Petri van Maastricht. Utrecht 1705

literature

  • Christian Gottlieb Jöcher : General Scholar Lexicon, Darinne the scholars of all classes, both male and female, who lived from the beginning of the world to the present day, and made themselves known to the learned world, After their birth, life, remarkable stories, Withdrawals and writings from the most credible scribes are described in alphabetical order. Verlag Johann Friedrich Gleditsch , Leipzig, Vol. 3, Sp. 1688
  • Johann Gottlob Wilhelm Dunkel : Historical-critical news from deceased scholars and their writings. Cörnerische Buchhandlung, Dessau and Köthen, 1757, 3rd vol. 4th part, pp. 837–841, ( online )
  • Friedrich Karl Gottlob Hirsching , Johann Heinrich Martin Ernesti: Historical literary handbook of famous and memorable people who lived in the eighteenth century, or historical, bio and bibliographical news from emperors, kings, princes, great generals, statesmen, popes, cardinals, ore and bishops, scholars of all sciences, builders, artists, merchants, mechanics, and other remarkable persons of beyderley sex. Verlag Schwickert, Leipzig, 1806, 8th vol. 1st section, p. 250 f. ( Online )
  • Barend Glasius: Biographical Woordenboek van Nederlandsche Godgeleerden. Muller Brothers, 's-Hertogenbosch, 1856, Vol. 3, p. 114, ( Online , Dutch)
  • Abraham Jacob van der Aa : Biographical Woordenboek der Nederlanden. Verlag JJ van Brederode, Haarlem, 1872, vol. 15, p. 403, ( online , Dutch)
  • Knipscheer: PONTANUS (Henricus). In: Philipp Christiaan Molhuysen , Petrus Johannes Blok : Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek . (NNBW), Verlag AW Sijthoff's Uitgevers-Maatschappij, Leiden, 1937, vol. 10, p. 748, ( online , Dutch)
  • PHAM Abels: PONTANUS, HENRICUS. In: JW Buisman, G. Brinkman: Biografisch lexicon voor de geschiedenis van het Nederlands protestantisme. Uitgeverij Kok, Kampen, 1988, ISBN 90-242-4461-7 , vol. 3, p. 297, ( online , Dutch)

Web link

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ other information July 7, 1653
  2. ^ PC Molhuysen: Album Promotorum Academiae Lugduno Batavae. 1575-1812. Hagae Comitis 1913-1924, p. 228
personal data
SURNAME Pontanus, Henricus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German reformed theologian
DATE OF BIRTH December 29, 1652 or July 7, 1653
PLACE OF BIRTH Steinfurt
DATE OF DEATH September 15, 1714
Place of death Utrecht