Jakob Schaller

Jakob Schaller (also Jacques or Jacobus ; born February 25, 1604 in Heiligenstein , † June 24, 1676 in Strasbourg ) was a German philosopher , Lutheran theologian and university professor .

Life

Schaller was the son of the pastor and later preacher at the Strasbourg cathedral, Wolfgang Schaller. Jakob Schaller attended grammar school in Strasbourg from 1611 and then studied philosophy. After earning a master's degree in philosophy , he began studying theology. From 1626 he then traveled to various universities in Germany and Switzerland. Starting in 1629, he took a longer stay of two years to study at the University of Jena .

Schaller followed in 1633 a reputation as a professor of practical philosophy back to the University of Strasbourg. There he was promoted to Dr. theol. doctorate and then active as a writer with a large number of disputations . In 1636, 1646, 1656 and 1666 he was also rector of the university. In 1657 he wrote a dissertation at the University of Strasbourg with the title: "Paradox of torture, which must not be used in a Christian state".

In 1637, Schaller was appointed canon at the Thomas Chapter of the city. In 1666 he became dean of the chapter and in 1674 its provost .

Publications (selection)

Bellarminus Orthodoxias Testis, hoc est, Catholicae Et Evangelicae Veritatis In Praecipuis quibusdam articulis cum Romano Catholicis Ecclesiae nostrae controversis ex ipsomet Bellarmino Assertio , Steinmann, Jena 1630.
Consideratio politica civitatis , Strasbourg 1653.
Paradoxon Politicum Democratia Est Optima Res Publica , Welper, Strasbourg 1654.
Paradoxon de tortura in Christiana republica non exercenda , Strasbourg 1658.
De Testamentis Christianis Pars Prior , Pastorius, Strasbourg 1661.
Parallelism assumtionis Alcumenae ex Plutarchi Romulo, et assumtionis B. Virginis , Strasbourg 1664.
Os Liberum & Mors Ambitiosa Helvidii Prisci Senatoris Romani , Staedel, Strasbourg around 1670.

literature

Richard Otto Zoepffel : Schaller, Jakob . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 30, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1890, p. 561.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Thomas Weitin: Truth and Violence. The Torture Discourse in Europe and the USA. transcript Verlag, Bielefeld 2010, ISBN 978-3-8376-1009-3 .

personal data
SURNAME	Schaller, Jakob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Schaller, Jacques; Schaller, Jacobus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German philosopher, theologian and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH	February 25, 1604
PLACE OF BIRTH	Heiligenstein
DATE OF DEATH	June 24, 1676
Place of death	Strasbourg

[1] Thomas Weitin: Truth and Violence. The Torture Discourse in Europe and the USA. transcript Verlag, Bielefeld 2010, ISBN 978-3-8376-1009-3 .