Joachim Tancke
Joachim Tancke , also Joachim Tanck , Latinized Tanckius, (born December 9, 1557 in Perleberg ; † November 17, 1609 in Leipzig ) was a physician , poet , astronomer and in 1593 and 1599 rector of Leipzig University . He was a "combative Paracelsist " and a representative of alchemy .
Life
Tancke studied in Leipzig from 1582 at the artist faculty and from 1586 medicine. In 1591 he was promoted to Doctor medicinae and on December 31, 1594 appointed professor of surgery and anatomy in Leipzig. Through his work on astronomy he became acquainted with Johannes Kepler .
He understood alchemy as a continuation of the teachings of Paracelsus.
Works
as editor
- Bernhardi Chymische Schriften von der Hermetic Philosophie four parts, Leipzig 1605
- Paul Eck von Sulzbach: Clavis philosophorum
as an author
- Succincta artis chemica instructio, or report from the right and true Alchemey, Leipzig 1605
- Promtuarium Alchemiae two parts; Leipzig 1610, 1612, 1614, 1616
literature
- Udo Benzenhöfer : Joachim Tancke (1557–1609). Life and work of a Leipzig Paracelsist . in: Sepp Domandl (ed.) Paracelsus and Paracelsists. Lectures 1984/85 190 pages. Salzburg Contributions to Paracelsus Research, No. 25
- Joachim Telle : Joachim Tancke , in Walter Killy (Hrsg.): Literaturlexikon
- Siegfried Wollgast: Tancke, Joachim. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 25, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-428-11206-7 , pp. 775 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Entry in the Prignitz Lexicon ( Memento from June 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- Literature by and about Joachim Tancke in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tancke, Joachim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tanck, Joachim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German medic, poet, astronomer and rector of Leipzig University |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 9, 1557 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pearl Mountain |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 17, 1609 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |