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Jeremias Spiegel (also: Spigel, Spigelius, Longosalissanus; * April 17, 1589 in Zimmer ; † September 15, 1637 in Kemberg ) was a German Lutheran theologian and rhetorician.

Life

Born as the son of Pastor Jeremias S. in Zimmer near Langensalza, who later also worked in the same position in Mülverstedt , and his wife Anna, the daughter of the superintendent of Langensalza Markus Bretschneider, he enjoyed initially from his father and later at school from Mülverstedt his first education. At the age of ten he went back to his hometown, where he lived with his uncle and grandfather and attended the local school. Supported by the family, he was able to achieve such a level of education that he was promoted by the council of the town of Langensalza and sent to the electoral high school in Schulpforta on May 9, 1604 .

After he had passed his entrance examination as the best of 19 candidates, he enjoyed six years of training under teachers like Justin Bertuch up to university entrance . He decided on the University of Wittenberg , where he matriculated on May 1, 1610 under the rectorate of Erasmus Schmidt . After three years, on March 23, 1633, he acquired the degree of master's degree and was then recommended by the University of Georg Turso , who was looking for a preceptor and court master for his son Emericus, who was to study in Wittenberg.

So he had earned the first recommendation as a teacher and was appointed professor of rhetoric at the Wittenberg Academy in 1616 , replacing Adam Theodor Siber . During this time he and his step-father-in-law Erasmo Schmidt published a grammatical work, for which he was given a garden by the elector, as well as a highly regarded edition of the Pindar . He also published other pamphlets.

After he had married, he took over the provost office in Kemberg on September 7, 1617 , where he worked for another 20 years. In 1637, during the Thirty Years' War, Swedish soldiers harassed him terribly and even wanted to burn him alive, which only chance saved him from. His health had already been damaged by the death of four children of other friends, the loss of livestock and the consequences of the war. This was the main reason why he died a little later at the age of 49.

family

Spiegel married Anna on June 18, 1616 in Wittenberg, the daughter of the Wittenberg professor of Latin grammar and later professor of rhetoric Michael Reichard . The following children are known from this marriage:

Anna Spiegel (born March 11, 1617 in Wittenberg)
Sophia Spiegel (born April 6, 1618 in Kemberg; † before father)
Jeremias Spiegel I (born December 6, 1620 in Kemberg, † before father)
Michael Spiegel (born July 17, 1625 in Kemberg;)
Anna Sophia Spiegel (born May 10, 1628 in Kemberg; † before father)
Jeremias Spiegel II. (Born October 31, 1630 in Kemberg;)
Johann Christian Spiegel (born October 29, 1634 in Kemberg; † before father)

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SURNAME Spiegel, Jeremias
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Spigel, Jeremias; Spigelius, Jeremias; Longosalissanus, Jeremias
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lutheran theologian and rhetorician
DATE OF BIRTH April 17, 1589
PLACE OF BIRTH Rooms
DATE OF DEATH September 15, 1637
Place of death Kemberg