Johann Jakob Vogel (historian)

Johann Jacob Vogel (around 1720)

Johann Jacob Vogel , since the 19th century also falsely Johann Jakob , (born May 4, 1660 in Leipzig , † July 16, 1729 in Panitzsch ) was a German theologian and historian .

life and work

Title page of Johann Jacob Vogel's Leipzigisches Geschicht-Buch Oder Annales , Leipzig 1714

Vogel was born in 1660 as the son of the Leipzig merchant Nicolaus Vogel. After receiving private lessons, he attended the Nikolaischule in his hometown from 1671 . From 1678 he studied medicine at Leipzig University , but soon turned to theology and philosophy. In 1680 he was a Baccalaureus and the next year a master's degree in philosophy. His disputation De Insignibus Lipsiae on the Leipzig city arms was published in 1683, after which he held theological lectures at Leipzig University.

In 1686 he received the post of deacon in Taucha near Leipzig, in 1697 he took over the pastoral office in neighboring Panitzsch , which he held until his death. During this time the Panitzsch church was completely rebuilt and designed in the Baroque style.

In addition to his pastoral work, he dealt intensively with historical research on Leipzig, which was first reflected in detail in the Leipzig Chronicon published around 1710 and later in the Leipzig History Book or Annales published in 1714 . The Chronicon was planned as an extremely ambitious and comprehensive city history, but remained only of a fragmentary nature. In the latter book - published in the second edition in 1756 due to its great success - the history of Leipzig and partly Saxony is presented in chronological form from the year 661 on in detail on around 1100 pages and provided with indexes. The Annales are still considered the most comprehensive chronological representation of Leipzig's history up to the 18th century. Another well-known work is the biography of the indulgence dealer Johann Tetzel from the year 1717. Vogel also did intensive genealogical research on Leipzig families and church, university and city personalities of the 16th and 17th centuries.

Vogel's handwritten and printed estate is in the Leipzig University Library , special editions of the Annales , which have been supplemented by an unknown hand with up to 1000 contemporary and partially colored copper engravings to match the respective events, are in the Leipzig City History Museum (multiple volumes) and in the University library Leipzig verifiable.

Fonts

• Disputatio Philologico-Historica De Insignibus Lipsiae. Michael, Leipzig 1683.
• Useful history calendar, which The life descriptions of the Leipzig gentlemen superintendents, equally different, memorable events that occurred in church and religious matters from the year 1539 to 1698 in Leipzig […]. Sleeve, Leipzig 1698.
• Leipzig Chronicon, that is: Basic and detailed description of the churfürstl. Saxon world-famous trading city of Leipzig. The first book. From the origin and significance of taking this city, in whatever country, in what in front of a region, and at what elevation of the sky, Leipzig is located. Leipzig around 1710.
• Leipzig History Book Or Annales, That is: Year and Day Books Of The World Famous King. and Electoral Saxon City of Commerce and Trade Leipzig: In which most of the most remarkable history and changes that have happened [...] from the year 661 AD onwards, bit into the 1714th year [...] are contained. Lanckinsch, Leipzig 1714 ( digitized version ).
• Life of the papal preacher of grace or Ablas-Crämer Johann Tetzels, born in Leipzig. Carried together from different scribbles, documents and Mstis, designed with historical pen, and promoted to print. Braun, Leipzig 1717.

literature

• Georg Müller:  Vogel, Johann Jakob . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 40, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 111 f.
• Saxony's church gallery. Volume IX: The Leipzig and Grimma inspections. Dresden 1844, pp. 27 and 55.
• Gustav Wustmann : The Leipzig city arms. Its history, its shape, its meaning. Seemann, Leipzig 1897, p. 7.

Web links

• Publications by and about Johann Jacob Vogel in VD 18 .
• Katharina Hofmann-Polster: Johann Jakob Vogel (1660–1729) . In: Institute for Saxon History and Folklore (Ed.): Saxon Biography .