Johann Andreas Mauersberger the Elder

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Johann Andreas Mauersberger the Elder (born August 28, 1649 in Treschen , Principality of Breslau , † October 20, 1693 in Panthenau near Brieg ) was a German Protestant theologian , epigrammatist , poet and author of edification .

Life

After school in Oels, Mauersberger attended grammar school in Breslau . From October 10, 1667 he studied at the University of Wittenberg , where he acquired the degree of a master's degree on July 24, 1669 . Mauersberger lived as a private tutor in Brieg for several years . In 1677 he became pastor in Panthenau. In 1676 Mauersberger mourned the death of Georg Wilhelm , the last Piast duke, “with a feather soaked in tears” . On the same occasion, Mauersberger wrote a speech in Brieg in 1676: “Outside the grave of Deß ... Georg Wilhelm”. His praise poem Breßlau ... The head of Silesia , published in Brieg in 1679 and counting over 2000 Alexandrians, is worth reading .

Selection of works

  • Dissertatio Historica De Vratislavia. Wittenberg 1669. ( digitized version )
  • Four hundred biblical grave writings. Jacob, Brieg 1674. ( digitized version )
  • The Princely Residence City. Tscherning, Brieg 1675.
  • The most praiseworthy and glorious Ertz house in Austria. Jacob, Brieg 1775. ( digitized version )
  • Immortality of the ... Ertz House Austria. Brieg 1675
  • Breßlau, the famous city, the head of Silesia. Tscherning, Brieg 1679. ( digitized version )
  • Devout Hertzens alarm clock. Wittenberg 1684
  • Spiritual Rauch-Werck. Brieg 1686

literature

  • Siegismund Justus Ehrhardt : Presbyterology of Protestant Silesia. Vol. 2, Liegnitz 1782, p. 416
  • Marion Szyrocki: Mauersberger, Johann Andreas d. Ä. In: Walther Killy (ed.): Literaturlexikon. Authors and works in German (15 volumes). Gütersloh, Munich: Bertelsmann-Lexikon-Verl., 1988–1991 (CD-ROM: Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-932544-13-7 ), Vol. 8, p. 16
  • Erdmann Neumeister: De Poetis Germanicis. New edition with bibliography v. Franz Heiduk . Bern / Munich 1978, pp. 66, 204, 408

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personal data
SURNAME Mauersberger, Johann Andreas the Elder
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant pastor, epigrammatist, poet and writer of edification
DATE OF BIRTH August 28, 1649
PLACE OF BIRTH Treschen , Principality of Breslau
DATE OF DEATH October 20, 1693
Place of death Panthenau near Brieg