Johann Nicolaus Niclas
Johann Nicolaus Niclas (born April 5, 1733 in Graefenwarth , † August 22, 1808 in Lüneburg ) was a German classical philologist and book collector.
Life
After attending school in Schleiz and the Ruthenum in Gera, Niclas studied from 1753 at the University of Göttingen , where he was supported by Johann Matthias Gesner . In 1760 he became a collaborator at the Ilfeld convent school . In 1770 he became rector of the Michaelis School in Lüneburg as the successor to Johann Michael Heinze, who was appointed to Weimar .
Niclas was a bibliophile who, during his professional life in Lüneburg, compiled a private library of more than 9,000 volumes. He sold this in 1790, subject to lifelong usufruct, for 2000 thalers to the Knight's Academy (Lüneburg) . In 1806 he came under guardianship because of his deteriorating mental state.
literature
- Adolph Martini: Contributions to the knowledge of the library of the St. Michaelis monastery in Lüneburg , Herold and Wahlstab, Lüneburg 1827, p. 18 ff. ( Digitized version )
- Karl Ernst Hermann Krause : Niclas, Johann Nicolaus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 23, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1886, p. 574 f.
- Helfried Fröhlich: Life and work of the philologist and pedagogue Johann Nicolaus Niclas 1733 - 1808 , Fröhlich, 2005
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Niclas, Johann Nicolaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German philologist and book collector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1733 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graefenwarth |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 22, 1808 |
| Place of death | Luneburg |