Jacob Fabritius

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Jacob Fabritius (Schmidt) (* 1551 ; † April 1, 1629 in Danzig ) was a German theologian. From 1580 to 1629 he was rector at the Academic Gymnasium Danzig and made it the center of the Reformed denomination.

Life

Fabritius studied theology at several universities and received his doctorate in Basel under Johann Jakob Grynaeus in 1576. As rector of the Danzig grammar school, he was both pastor of the Trinity Church and the head of the Calvinists in the dispute with the Lutherans in Danzig.

literature

  • Sven Tode : Between God and the World. Authorities and pastors as world apostles? Jacob Fabritius and the Danzig Society . In: Luise Schorn-Schütte , Sven Tode (Hrsg.): Debates on the legitimation of rule . Political Languages ​​in the Early Modern Era. Oldenbourg Akademieverlag, Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-05-004207-7 , p. 87-124 .
personal data
SURNAME Fabritius, Jacob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schmidt, Jacob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian and school principal
DATE OF BIRTH 1551
DATE OF DEATH April 1, 1629
Place of death Danzig