Johann Georg Scherz

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Epitaph in the St. Thomas Church in Strasbourg

Johann Georg Scherz (also Jean-Georges Scherz or Johannes Georgius Scherzius ; born March 29, 1678 in Strasbourg ; † April 1, 1754 ibid) was a German legal scholar , Germanist and university professor .

Life

Scherz initially studied at the University of Strasbourg until 1698 . He then went to the Universities of Halle and Rostock before receiving his doctorate in 1702 . He received a professorship for moral philosophy , then in 1711 a chair in law, which he held until the end of his life. In 1730, at the age of 52, he also became a canon at the St. Thomas Church in Strasbourg. He later became dean and provost of the monastery.

Scherz dealt with philosophy , history and law as well as the German language. His merit lies in particular in determining the origin of the word for old German terms. His Glossarium Germanicum medii aevi was published posthumously by Jeremias Jakob Oberlin .

Publications (selection)

  • Paroemiae iuris Germanicae , Strasbourg 1722.
  • Thesaurus Antiquitatum Teutonicarum, Ecclesiasticarum, Civilium, Litterariarum , 3 volumes, Bartholomäus, Ulm 1727/1728.
  • Dissertatio iuridica diversarum quaestionum iuris resolutionem sistens , Strasbourg 1736.
  • Io. Georgii Scherzii, ICti Et In Academia Argentoratensi Antecessoris Dissertatio De Dotalitio , Cröcker, Jena 1739.
  • Johannis Georgii Scherzii, Glossarium germanicum medii aevi potissimum dialecti suevicae, edidit, illustravit, supplevit Jeremias Jacobus Oberlinus , 2 volumes, Strasbourg 1781–1784.

literature

  • Ernst Martin :  Scherz, Joh. Georg . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 31, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1890, p. 138 f.
  • Oscar Berger-Levrault: Annales des professeurs des académies et universités alsaciennes (1523-1871) , Berger-Levrault et Cie, Nancy 1892, p. 202.
  • Schertz, Scherz, Jean-Georges , in: Nouveau dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne, Volume 33, p. 3424.

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personal data
SURNAME Joke, Johann Georg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Scherz, Jean-Georges; Scherzius, Johannes Georgius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1678
PLACE OF BIRTH Strasbourg
DATE OF DEATH April 1, 1754
Place of death Strasbourg