Johann Matthäus Hassencamp
Johann Matthäus Hassencamp (born July 28, 1748 in Marburg ; † October 6, 1797 in Rinteln ) was a German Protestant theologian , orientalist and mathematician during the Enlightenment .
Life
Hassencamp, whose father was a businessman and city councilor , studied classical and oriental philology , philosophy , mathematics and Protestant theology at the universities of Marburg and Göttingen . He passed the pro candidatura exam at Marburg in 1766. He then went on a study trip to France , the Netherlands and England . In 1768 Johann Hassencamp completed his habilitation in Marburg. Shortly afterwards he was appointed full professor at the University of Rinteln , where he taught mathematics, physics and oriental studies. As an open-minded, adventurous scientist, he succeeded in convincing the city fathers that the city of Rinteln was surrounded by a whole ring of seven free-standing lightning rods to protect against lightning and fire in 1779 , which was completely new territory. In 1777, Hassenkamp was also given supervision of the Rinteln University Library; in 1789 he was appointed consistorial councilor .
Hassencamp was a Freemason and a member of the Friedrich Lodge to the three sources in Pyrmont .
Works
- Annals of the latest theological literature and church history (1789 to 1797; weekly newspaper)
- History of efforts to find the length of the sea (Rinteln 1769)
- Of the great use of beam arresters, and their most advantageous device for protecting entire cities (Rinteln 1784)
literature
- Matthias Wolfes : Hassencamp, Johann Matthäus. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 24, Bautz, Nordhausen 2005, ISBN 3-88309-247-9 , Col. 761-763.
- Gustav Moritz Redslob: Hassencamp, Johann Matthäus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 762 f.
- Willy Hansel: Catalogus professorum Rinteliensium. The professors of the University of Rinteln and the Academic Gymnasium in Stadthagen 1610–1810 (Schaumburger Studies 31), Rinteln 1971, pp. 88–89 no. 158.
Web links
- Works by and about Johann Matthäus Hassencamp in the German Digital Library
- Handwritten letter from Hassencamp in the Swedish Heritage Portal, alvin-record: 33756
Individual evidence
- ↑ Johann Matthäus Hassencamp: Of the great use of the beam arrester, and their most advantageous device for the protection of entire cities , Rinteln 1784
- ↑ Proof on the lodge's website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hassencamp, Johann Matthäus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian, orientalist and mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1748 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 6, 1797 |
| Place of death | Rinteln |