Jobus Fincelius
Jobus Fincelius , also Hiob Fincel (* Weimar ; † after 1568 in Zwickau ) was a German humanist and doctor .
He studied in Erfurt , Jena and Wittenberg . In 1559 he became professor of philosophy in Jena, in 1562 professor and assistant at the medical faculty there. He worked as a physician in Weimar and in Zwickau in 1568. In 1556 Fincelius published the legend about the Pied Piper of Hameln as an early source .
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- Miraculous signs with figures: Truthful description and thorough directory, terrible miraculous signs and stories that have happened from the year 1517 to the present year 1556 . Christian Rödiger, Jena 1556 ( digitized version of the Bavarian State Library in Munich)
- The other part of miraculous signs: thoroughly forgetting terrible miraculous signs and stories that have happened within forty years
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- ^ J. Günther: Life sketches of the professors at the University of Jena from 1558 to 1858. Printed and published by Friedrich Manke, Jena 1858, p. 162 ( digitized version )
- ^ Hans Dobbertin: Collection of sources for the Hamelin Pied Piper Legend .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fincelius, Jobus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fincel, Job |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German humanist and doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century or 16th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Weimar |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1568 |
| Place of death | Zwickau |