Johann Christian Henrici

Johann Christian Henrici (also Henrich; * 1749 in Niederfrohna ; † January 29, 1818 in Wittenberg ) was a German rhetorician and antiquarian.

Life

Born the son of a pastor, he matriculated on May 31, 1769 at the University of Wittenberg . In Wittenberg , encouraged in particular by Johann Friedrich Hiller , he pursued studies of classical antiquities and on April 30, 1773 acquired the academic degree of a master's degree . In 1775, on the recommendation of his sponsor, he received a position as vice-principal at the Wittenberg high school.

After completing his habilitation as Magister Legens on March 1, 1783, he applied in 1784 for the post of professorship in antiquities that had remained vacant since the death of Benjamin Gottlieb Laurentius Boden . However, since he was not accepted as an adjunct at the philosophical faculty and therefore did not have the appropriate specification, his application was rejected. It was not until October 5, 1786 that he was accepted as an adjunct at the philosophical faculty, then became extraordinary professor of antiquities in 1787 and, after his former patron died in 1791, full professor of rhetoric.

During his apprenticeship he read about the Latin classics, archeology of art, antiques, the Passion of Christ and held exercises in interpreting also in Latin, so that he was one of the most capable teachers of the Leucorea. In addition, in 1810 he was given the professorship of poetry free of charge. After the Wittenberg Academy fell after the Wars of Liberation , Henrici, who had also headed the university's rectorate in the summer semesters of 1794 and 1810 , was retired.

The chair that had existed since the Wittenberg Academy was founded had come to an end. As an author, Henrici mainly wrote historical and antiquarian writings, choosing particularly interesting objects for his writings. On the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the existence of the University of Wittenberg, he wrote two programs and was involved in the Wittenberg lesson catalog until it was merged with the University of Halle .

Works

Comentatt, de statutis antiquis mutilatis recentiori manu refectis, Wittenberg 1803
De Laocoonte, 1800-1802
De militibusamicitia devotis, 1792-94
De parentium in republica romana conventiculis, 1794–97
De pacis a Romanis impetrandae solennibus, 1797–1800
De miltum Romanorum in proelio occisorum sepultura, 1809
Disceptata quaestio, quibus modis miltibus in pugna vulneratis succurrerint Romani, 1807
De clamore veterum in proeliis Comment. I., 1812
De meritis veteranorum, 1792
De abdicatione filorum Romanis usitata, 1792
De vestis nuptialis aqud Graecos et Rom, anos colore, 1780
De numeri paris imparisque in lusibus vetrum conjectura, 1803
De Romanorum superstitione artis medicae incrementis adversa, 1805
De genio natalium praesidi, 1782
Diss. De immortalitate animi Homerica, 1786
De pompa triumphi sensus puleri in operibus artis magistra Romanorum, 1796
De Charientismo Anacreontis ad Demetrii Phalerei disciplinam, 1791
De graeca dictione poësos Horatii lyricae ornatrice, 1791
Cytheric almanac to the year 1782 as a pastime for a couple of young married people, 1782 Wittenberg (anonymous)

literature

Franz Spitzner : History of the high school and the schools in Wittenberg. Hartmann, Leipzig 1830 p. 128
Wittenberger Wochenblatt 1787 p. 159
Nikolaus Müller: The finds in the tower knobs of the town church in Wittenberg. Evangelical bookstore Ernst Holtermann, Magdeburg 1912
Walter Friedensburg : History of the University of Wittenberg. Max Niemeyer publishing house , Halle (Saale) 1917
Heinz Kathe : The Wittenberg Philosophical Faculty 1502–1817 (= Central German Research. Volume 117). Böhlau, Cologne / Weimar / Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-412-04402-4 .

Web link

Ed / Gruber : Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste VOLUME Sect 2 T. 5 P. 409

personal data
SURNAME	Henrici, Johann Christian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Henrich, Johann Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German rhetorician and archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH	1749
PLACE OF BIRTH	Niederfrohna
DATE OF DEATH	January 29, 1818
Place of death	Wittenberg