Hieronymus Hornschuch

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Hieronymus Hornschuch (* 1573 in Henfstädt ; † May 22, 1616 in Leipzig ) was one of the first to write a kind of catechism for proofreaders and authors .

He was born in Henfstädt in 1573 as the son of schoolmaster Valentin Hornschuch, attended school in Themar and Schleusingen , studied in Jena and Leipzig and became a doctor of medicine in Basel in 1608 . He then settled as a doctor in Leipzig, where he married Magdalena Jungermann in 1610 and died childless in 1616.

Among other things, he earned his living as a proofreader during his studies. As a result of this activity, he wrote what is now the oldest surviving textbook for proofreaders, Orthotypographia (orthotypography). The book was published in Latin by Michael Lantzenberger in Leipzig in 1608; a version translated into German by Tobias Heidenreich was published for the first time in 1634. It contained, among other things, a representation of correction symbols , format tables and printed overviews . The little book was published in slightly different new editions until around 1744. It can be seen as the forerunner of the format booklet .

Works

  • Orthotypographia. That is: a short lesson / for those who want to correct the printed work; And a reminder for those who let their writings / or finished works go out / useful / and necessary . Leipzig 1608, lat., Digitized, edition 1634 of the SLUB Dresden

literature

  • Hermann Strole: We live and weave in it - 50 years of Konrad Hornschuch: The landscape, the sex, the factory, the anniversary , Urbach 1956, pp. 111–115.

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personal data
SURNAME Hornschuch, Hieronymus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Author of the oldest surviving textbook for proofreaders
DATE OF BIRTH 1573
PLACE OF BIRTH Henfstädt
DATE OF DEATH May 22, 1616
Place of death Leipzig