Johann Christoph Kohlhans
Johann Christoph Kohlhans (born July 16, 1604 in Neustadt near Coburg , † September 9, 1677 in Coburg ) was a German teacher , mathematician and Protestant hymn poet .
Life
Johann Christoph Kohlhans was born on July 16, 1604 in Neustadt, then called Neustadt an der Haide. Having trained at a grammar school in Coburg , he moved to the University of Jena in 1620 and received his master's degree in 1627 . In 1633 he was employed as a mathematics teacher ("professor") at the Casimirianum Coburg , and later he also taught the Hebrew language . But he had to leave the city in 1642 because of the Thirty Years' War and became a teacher at the grammar school in Göttingen . There he was responsible for the Greek language . He returned to Coburg in 1653 as headmaster and associate professor. There he died on September 9, 1677 at the age of 73.
He composed the farewell song Oh, when will I come to the face of God in whom he expressed the desire to be received in heaven. The song has been incorporated into community hymn books.
Publications
- Descriptio poetica osidionis Coburgi, civitatis ac totus terrae Coburgiae spolationis, exationisque hostilis. Coburg 1632
- Parodiae Scheinianae or farewell songs, so made after several melodies by Hermann Schein. Coburg 1642
- therein: Oh, when will I come to the face of God
- Tractatus opticus. Leipzig 1663 ( digitized ).
- Cometa generalis cum speciali: or Comet-King, who appeared in 1664 and 65 years […] sambt the Comet Nuremberg 1665 who followed in 1665 Jar
- Vindicatio contra anticappellianum disputatorem Coburgensem Coburg 1675
- Newly invented mathematical and optical curiosities Leipzig 1677 ( digitized version ).
- Grammatica Hebraea literis hebraicis, punctis absentibus, expressa. Coburg 1677 ( digitized version ).
literature
- lu: Kohlhans, Johann Christoph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 447.
- Susanna Siebert : Kohlhans, Johann Christoph. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 4, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-038-7 , Sp. 305-306.
Web links
- Works by and about Johann Christoph Kohlhans in the German Digital Library
- Publications by and about Johann Christoph Kohlhans in VD 17 .
Remarks
- ↑ The ADB speaks of 1625.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kohlhans, Johann Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German teacher and mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1604 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neustadt near Coburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 1677 |
| Place of death | Coburg |