Joachim von Kneitlingen

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Joachim von Kneitlingen (* around 1500 ; † April 24, 1552 in Leipzig ) was a rector of the University of Leipzig and canon of the collegiate colleges of Magdeburg , Halberstadt and Merseburg .

family

He came from the von Kneitlingen family, from whom Tile von Kneitlingen, the possible model for the legendary figure Till Eulenspiegel , came from in the 14th century .

Life

Von Kneitlingen's name appears for the first time in 1533 in the registers of the University of Leipzig, where he studied law and later worked as a legal scholar ( Doctor iuris utriusque ) and professor of Latin. In this capacity he took over the office of Rector in the winter semester of 1545 and 1549 . At the same time he became a member of the colleges of Magdeburg, Halberstadt, Meißen and Merseburg. From 1545 he was also in the service of Elector Moritz von Sachsen , for whom he led negotiations with Georg von Anhalt . Joachim von Kneitlingen died unexpectedly on May 24, 1552 and was buried one day later in the university church .

epitaph

Epitaph for Joachim von Kneitlingen

The epitaph consists of a total of seven parts, which are made of bronze . It is divided into a large inscription panel, two panels with family coats of arms, which are arranged above and below. All three panels are framed on the sides by a column architecture that is richly decorated with plant ornaments. The family coat of arms can be assumed to be an ancestral sample . The coat of arms of the von Kneitlingen family is secured at the top left. Then the coat of arms on the top left should be that of the mother and the two lower coats of arms that of the grandmothers on the paternal and maternal sides. According to the inscription, the epitaph was built by the brothers of Joachim von Kneitlingen. Shortly before the university church was blown up on May 30, 1968, the epitaph was saved. It is now located on the south wall of the south aisle below the swallow's nest organ .

literature

  • Joachim von Kneitlingen . In: Ernst Gotthelf Gersdorf (Ed.): Contribution to the history of the University of Leipzig. The rectors of the University of Leipzig along with a summary overview of the inscriptions from the year of foundation to the present (=  communications of the German Society for Research on Patriotic Languages ​​and Antiquities in Leipzig . Volume 5 , issue 1). Weigel, Leipzig 1869, p. 37 ( archive.org ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Joachimus a Kneitlingen . In: Aemilius Ludwig Richter, Robert Schneider (Hrsg.): Critical year books for German jurisprudence . Seventh volume: January – June. Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig 1840, p. 186 ( books.google.de ): “JVD Collegorum Magdeburg, Halbersta, Misnens, et Merseburg. Canonicus, Illustriss. Principis Ducis Saroniae Maurici Electoris Consiliarius, Professor Publicus LL "
  2. ↑ Rudolf Hiller von Gaertringen (ed.): Ade world, I am now out of it . 1st edition. Contributions to the history of Leipzig university and science. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt GmbH, Leipzig 2011, ISBN 978-3-374-02707-1 , p. 103 ff .
  3. ↑ Restauro. Epitaphs from the St. Pauli University Church. the restoration project and its results . 5th revised edition. University, Leipzig 2016, ISBN 978-3-9816627-2-6 .
personal data
SURNAME Kneitlingen, Joachim von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kneitlingen, Joachimus a
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canon and rector of the University of Leipzig
DATE OF BIRTH around 1500
DATE OF DEATH April 24, 1552
Place of death Leipzig