Johann Friedrich Hodann

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Johann Friedrich Hodann (also Johannes Friedrich or Latinized Johannes Fridericus Hodannus ; born March 1, 1674 in Wedtlenstedt , † 1745 in Winsen (Luhe) ) was a German theologian and educator .

Life

Johann Friedrich Hodann was born in Wedtlenstedt near Braunschweig , the son of the father of the same name, Johann Hodann, pastor of Wedtlenstedt and Vechelde . From 1693 Hodann studied theology at the University of Helmstedt . After graduation, the desire to get a teaching position in a permanent position could not initially be realized. Since his father had died in 1679, he lacked his protection and financial support. He made his living as a private tutor , a common starting point for young theologians in the 18th century. First he taught the children of a Brunswick merchant, later those of the pastor in Woltorf near Peine .

Work for Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

The " Leibnizhaus " at the original location in Schmiedestrasse, Hanover. Photo around 1900.

On July 10, 1702, from his position in Woltorf, Hodann wrote a letter to the privy councilor Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in Hanover to apply to him for a vacant position as secretary. In the application letter, Hodann recommends himself with a detailed description of his studies on topics of history, linguistics and natural law . Leibniz accepted him as Amanuensis (secretary of a scholar) and commissioned him to collaborate on historical and linguistic topics.

In 1703 Hodann tried to get a church office, but failed in his trial sermons due to rhetorical weaknesses. Gerhard Wolter Molanus (1633–1722), abbot of the Loccum monastery , reports in a letter to Leibniz about Hodann's poor language skills and poor pronunciation.

During his absence from Hanover for many years, Leibniz transferred the supervision and administration of his house in Schmiedestrasse and its gardens to Hodann. The intensive correspondence between Hodann and Leibniz is therefore one of the most informative sources on Leibniz's work, personal and financial circumstances and the situation at the electoral court of Hanover.

The last decades of life

At the beginning of 1715, Johann Friedrich Hodann became rector of the city school in Winsen an der Luhe . Hodann and Leibniz remained in contact by letter. In the autumn of 1715, Hodann married the widow of his predecessor in Winsen and took over his private house in the immediate vicinity of the school and church. As the rector's pay was miserable, he kept a mug of brandy and beer in his house as early as 1716 . This pitcher was so successful that the city council complained about it.

After Leibniz's death on November 14, 1716, there are only a few traces of Hodann left outside of Winsen's history. In Winsen he set major accents for the creation of a public school system. In a letter in the Danish Royal Library in Copenhagen, dated December 18, 1734 in Winsen, he describes to an unnamed addressee that he was involved in Leibniz's linguistic studies.

Johann Friedrich Hodann remained rector in Winsen until his death. He died there in January 1745 and was buried on January 26, 1745 in the cemetery at St. Mary's Church in Winsen.

Fonts

  • Johannes Fridericus Hodannus: Ars Excerpendi nova prorsus ratione exculta. Brunswick 1702.
  • Johannes Fridericus Hodannus: Dissertio de libris legendis. Hanover 1705 ( digitized version ).
  • Johannes Fridericus Hodannus: Versus Rhytmici sive Leonini. Hanover 1708.
  • Johannes Fridericus Hodannus: Adminicula Sapientiae Atque Eloquentiae. Hanover 1713 ( digitized version ).

literature

  • Horst Eckert: GW Leibniz - Scriptores rerum Brunsvicensium. Publishing house Vittorio Klostermann, Frankfurt a. M. 1971, ISBN 3-465-00563-5 .
  • Johann Samuelansch : General encyclopedia of the sciences and arts. Volume 49, part 9-10, published by F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1832.
  • Günther Hagen: History of the city of Winsen an der Luhe. 3. Edition. City archive of the city of Winsen (Luhe), Winsen (Luhe) 2007, ISBN 978-3-00-023537-5 .
  • Eike Christian Hirsch : The famous Herr Leibniz - a biography. Verlag C. H. Beck, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-406-45268-X .
  • Kurt Müller, Gisela Krönert: Life and work of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Publishing house Vittorio Klostermann, Frankfurt a. M. 1969, ISBN 3-465-00561-9 .
  • Mentioned in: Carl von Prantl :  Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, pp. 172-209.
  • Heinrich Schneider : An Unpublished Letter concerning Leibniz . In: Isis , 44, Part 3, No. 137, History of Science Society , Chicago 1953.
  • Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg : Historical contributions to philosophy. Bethge publishing house, Berlin 1867.
  • Association for Hamburg History (Hrsg.): Journal of the Association for Hamburg History. Volume 91. Hamburg 2005, p. 367.
  • Nora Gädeke: Johann Friedrich Hodann as an employee in Leibniz's history workshop. At the same time a report from the workshop of the historical-critical Leibnizedition. In: Markus Friedrich / Jacob Schilling (eds.): Practices of early modern historiography , Berlin: de Gruyter Oldenbourg 2019 (Cultures and Practices of Knowledge in History / Knowledge cultures and their practices; 2), ISBN 978-3-11-057230-8 , Pp. 283-308.
  • Jürgen Klahn, Ursula Köser: The history of the Latin school in Winsen an der Luhe (1415-1745). "Winsener Schriften" by the Heimat- und Museumsverein, Winsen 2019.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Person and correspondence database of the Leibniz Edition
  2. ↑ a b c d e Eckert
  3. ↑ a b c d e f Trendelenburg
  4. ↑ a b Müller / Krönert
  5. ^ N. Gädeke, S. Sellschopp, R. Gruber: Complete writings and letters / Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Series 1, Volume 22, Leibniz Research Center Hannover (Ed.), Akademie Verlag, Berlin 2011, p. XXXV, ISBN 978-3-05-004586-3
  6. ^ Letter from Hodann to Leibniz dated March 6, 1716
  7. ↑ Hagen, p. 121
  8. ↑ Hamburg History, p. 367
  9. ↑ Schneider, pp. 266-272
  10. ↑ Entry in the church book of the parish of St. Marien in Winsen an der Luhe, data in the parish archive of the parish accessed in December 2015
personal data
SURNAME Hodann, Johann Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hodann, Johannes Friedrich; Hodannus, Johannes Fridericus (Latinized)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian, educator, secretary of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
DATE OF BIRTH March 1, 1674
PLACE OF BIRTH Wedtlenstedt
DATE OF DEATH 1745
Place of death Winsen (Luhe)