Johann Friedrich May

Johann Friedrich May

Johann Friedrich May also May ; (* March 23, 1697 in Türchau ; † January 5, 1762 in Leipzig ) was a German political scientist.

Life

May had attended high school in Zittau and started studying at Leipzig University . In 1723 he acquired the degree of master's degree . In 1741 he became an associate professor of philosophy and in 1742 a full professor of ethics and politics. He was a member of the great prince's college and took part in its organizational tasks in the winter semesters of 1746, 1752 and 1758 as rector of the Alma Mater .

Works

• Diss. (Praes. Bened. Glob. Clausswitz) de eo, quod in iudicandis aliorum vitiis, rectum est. Leipzig 1722
• Diss. De affectu servi. Leipzig 1723
• Answer to CG Weitlich's inaugural ode (in the Teutsche Gesellschaft) in the message from this society. Leipzig 1727 German translation by de la Motte
• Thoughts from poetry - as an introduction to the odes of German society. Leipzig 1728
• L. Annaeus Seneca's Treatise on Divine Provision; translated from Latin; along with a speech on the possibility of being decently amused. Leipzig 1729
• L. Annaeus Seneca's treatise on the steadfastness of a sage. Leipzig 1729
• Reply to M. Sam. Seidel's farewell. Leipzig 1732
• Father Poree's speech about the plays: whether they are and can be a school of good morals? translated from French; along with a treatise Von der Schaubühne. Leipzig 1734
• Progr. De. cognitione rerum philosophicarum historica scientificae merito praemittenda. Leipzig 1741
• Progr. De praecipuo rationis in formandis hominum moribus usu. Leipzig 1742
• Diss. De necessitate atque utilitate experimentorum circa moralem hominis naturam. Leipzig 1743
• Progr. De obligatione civili sancte colenda. Leipzig 1748
• Progr. De ambitione. Leipzig 1748
• Progr. De utilitate iteratae tractationis ad solidam eruditionem. Leipzig 1748
• The orator as he is to be formed in the most natural and easy way; dedicated to the use of his rhetorical lectures. . . .
• Man, how he can make himself happy according to the light of reason; designed in short sentences. Leipzig 1748
• Progr. De necessaria decori ad vitae sive morum elegantiam cultura. Leipzig 1752
• Progr. De bonarum artium in promovenda mercatura utilitate. Leipzig 1752 German by JF Krikow…
• Prog. De officiis eorum, qui studiorum caussa beneficiis fruuntur. Leipzig 1752
• The art of sensible child rearing, formulated in the most necessary principles, etc. Helmstedt 1752
• The wisdom of men according to reason, from the knowledge of the things of this world, for the promotion of true happiness, designed etc. Leipzig 1753
• Progr. De mercatorum officiis erga eruditos. Leipzig 1756
• Progr. De scriptorum ingeniosorum venustate bonis moribus periculosa. Leipzig 1756
• Progr. De sapientia proverbiali veterum Germanorum exemplis illustrata. Leipzig 1757
• Progr. De proverbiorum Germanorum collectoribus. Leipzig 1757
• Progr. Specimen sapientiae proverbialis apud Germanos circa artes atque scientias. Leipzig 1760

literature

• Johann Georg Meusel : Lexicon of the German writers who died from 1750 to 1800. Gerhard Fleischer d. J., Leipzig, 1808, vol. 8, p. 555 ( online )