Jakob Schickfuß

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Jakob Bonaventura Schickfuß , from 1624 Schickfuß von Neudorf , (born January 22, 1574 in Schwiebus , Principality of Glogau , † September 15, 1637 in Breslau , Principality of Breslau ) was a German lawyer , historian and school man .

Life

Schickfuß was born the son of an imperial tax collector. In 1593 he began studying philosophy and law at the Brandenburg University in Frankfurt . From there he accompanied young Polish nobles to the universities in Basel , Strasbourg and Jena and returned to Frankfurt an der Oder in 1597. There he took over the position of a notary at the university after he had obtained his master’s degree and also gave lectures. During this time he began to excel through his writing.

Schickfuß was in 1608 as rector of the high school illustrious in Brieg appointed . He led the grammar school to a new bloom, so that it has now taught more than 500 students. During his time as school principal he remained connected to Frankfurt University. He was born on October 22, 1612 for Doctor of Laws graduated and entered, after 1613 resigned from his Rector, as Councilor in the service of Duke Johann Christian von Brieg . During this time he also wrote the Chronicle of Silesia , which was not published until 1625 due to the chaos of war.

After the Thirty Years War forced his employer to flee, Schickfuß joined his brother Duke Georg Rudolf zu Liegnitz in 1623 . However, he only stayed there until 1624. In that year the Emperor Ferdinand II appointed him his chamber tax office for Upper Silesia and raised him to the nobility . He also gave him the title of Imperial Councilor . Schickfuß then moved into his new office in Breslau , where he worked until his death.

Publications (selection)

  • Logica ex Aristotelaeo organo depromta et academicis disputationibus accommodata , Hertmann, Frankfurt an der Oder 1603.
  • Conciliationum peripateticarum libri duo , Frankfurt an der Oder 1604.
  • New Vermehrete Schlesische Chronica vnnd Landesbeschreibung , Eyring, Jena 1625.

literature

personal data
SURNAME Schickfuß, Jakob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schickfuß von Neudorf, Jakob Bonaventura (full name); Schickfuß, Jakob Bonaventura
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer, historian and schoolboy
DATE OF BIRTH January 22, 1574
PLACE OF BIRTH Schwiebus , Principality of Glogau
DATE OF DEATH September 15, 1637
Place of death Breslau , Principality of Breslau