Johann Osiander (theologian, 1564)
Johann Osiander (born April 25, 1564 in Stuttgart , Duchy of Württemberg ; † October 16, 1626 in Adelberg , Duchy of Württemberg), was a German Protestant theologian .
Life
The son of Lucas Osiander the Elder and his first wife Margarethe Entringer, had completed the pedagogy of his hometown and the monastery school in Württemberg. He then attended the University of Tübingen , acquired the academic degree of a master's degree in philosophy, became a deacon in Cannstatt in 1587 , pastor in Steinheim an der Murr in 1591 and was appointed superintendent in Marbach am Neckar in 1597 . Thereafter Osiander became head of the abbey of Murrhardt monastery in 1614 , abbot of Adelberg monastery in 1624 and general superintendent of Württemberg. Although he was in high theological positions, he took little part in the theological debates of his time. However, he has done a lot of alchemy.
Johann Osiander was married to Anna Maria Bidembach, a daughter of the well-known theologian Balthasar Bidembach .
literature
- Osiander, Johann, General-Superintendent and Dept. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 25, Leipzig 1740, column 2101.
- Karl Pfaff: Wirtenbergischer Plutarch: life descriptions of famous Wirtenberger . Verlag JM Seeger, Esslingen 1832, Vol. 2.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Osiander, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1564 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 16, 1626 |
| Place of death | Adelberg , Duchy of Württemberg |