Johann Heinrich Martius
Johann Heinrich Martius (* 1677 in Mittweida ; † September 22, 1756 in Wittenberg ) was a German literary scholar.
Life
Martius attended the University of Leipzig from October 3, 1703 and obtained the degree of master's degree there on February 9, 1708 . Following his studies, he worked as the rector of the Princely School St. Afra in Meißen . On September 17, 1735 he was appointed professor of poetry at the University of Wittenberg , which, after he had enrolled in the matriculation on October 18, was admitted to the faculty of philosophy on October 25 as an adjunct and on November 5 of the same year started.
Martius was influenced by the efforts of Johann Christoph Gottsched from Leipzig, on whose textbooks "Attempt at a Critical Poetry" (Leipzig 1730) and "Outline of a Reasonable Oratory" (Hanover 1729) he gave lectures. In addition, his lectures dealt with contemporary European history from public reports in newspaper colleges. He held the professorship for poetry until the end of his life.
literature
- Christian Siegmund Georgi : Annales Academiae Vitebergensis 1655-1755 , p. 305, 389
- Martius, Johann Heinrich. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 19, Leipzig 1739, column 1862.
- Nikolaus Müller: The finds in the tower knobs of the town church in Wittenberg . Evangelische Buchhandlung Ernst Holtermann, Magdeburg 1912, p. 52
- Register of the University of Wittenberg vol. 6
- Register of the University of Leipzig
- Walter Friedensburg : History of the University of Wittenberg . Max Niemeyer , Halle (Saale) 1917
- Heinz Kathe : The Wittenberg Philosophical Faculty 1502–1817 (= Central German Research. Volume 117). Böhlau, Cologne / Weimar / Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-412-04402-4 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martius, Johann Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German literary scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1677 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mittweida |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1756 |
| Place of death | Wittenberg |