Johann Heinrich Friedrich Meineke

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Johann Heinrich Friedrich Meineke (born January 11, 1745 in Quedlinburg , † July 23, 1825 in Quedlinburg) was a German theologian and school principal. He taught at the Quedlinburg grammar school for a long time before he became pastor of St. Blasius. He wrote books and writings on various topics.

Life

After his father's death in 1756, Johann Heinrich Friedrich Meineke and two brothers were raised by their mother. After attending the Quedlinburg grammar school, he went to Helmstedt at the age of 19 to study theology and moved to Halle two years later . In 1767 he returned to Quedlinburg and became a teacher at the grammar school, to which he remained connected until 1802, from 1780 as rector. In 1802 he took over the position of preacher at St. Blaise.

Writing activity

Meineke wrote numerous books and writings on a wide range of topics that appeared between 1773 and 1819; Most famous was his translation of the didactic poem de rerum natura by Lucretius , published in 1795 , to which he was inspired by Christoph Martin Wieland and which was recognized by, for example, Ludwig Gleim and August Wilhelm Schlegel . In addition to other translations and numerous writings of theological and school content, he also published a collection of fables and a metric.

Works (selection)

  • Anacreon's poems along with two other anacreontic poems and the odes of Sappho , Leipzig 1776
  • Three books of fables for all kinds of readers, Berlin 1779
  • Titus Lucretius Carus von der Natur, a didactic poem in six books, Leipzig 1795
  • The verse art of the Germans developed from the nature of rhythm, Leipzig 1817
  • Materials to facilitate self-reflection about objects of the sciences and arts in alphabetical order, Halberstadt 1819

literature

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Joh. Heinr. Friedr. Meineke . In: New Nekrolog der Deutschen . Third year (1825), first issue. Voigt, Ilmenau 1827, pp. 830–840, here p. 835.
personal data
SURNAME Meineke, Johann Heinrich Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian and school principal
DATE OF BIRTH January 11, 1745
PLACE OF BIRTH Quedlinburg
DATE OF DEATH July 23, 1825
Place of death Quedlinburg