Johann Praetorius (pedagogue)
Johann Praetorius (also Prätorius ; born May 23, 1594 in Magdeburg , † October 1, 1656 in Quedlinburg ) was a German educator.
Life
Johann was the son of the imperially crowned poet Georg Prätorius and his wife Magaretha, the daughter of Joachim Martens. He had the school in Magdeburg under the guidance of the Rector Georg role Hagens visited, 1612 he moved to the gymnasium Halle (Saale) , where John Aeschard (1574-1643) was rector of the institution, and then went to the high school in Reuss Gera under the the direction of the rector Hippolyt Hubmeier (1576–1637) stood. On April 20, 1615 he began studying at the University of Leipzig . Here he heard philosophy from M. Valentin Hartung, mathematics from Philipp Müller , logic from Heinrich Höpfnerand theology with Christoph Wilhelm Walpurger (1579–1631).
Trained in this way, he acquired the academic degree of a master's degree in philosophy on January 25, 1620 and in the same year went to Quedlinburg as rector of the school, which he remained until the end of his life. He wrote an Oratio de re scholastica bene constituenda . After years of struggling with the effects of scurvy, he died of a stroke. His body was buried on October 23 in the St. Benedict Church in Quedlinburg.
family
Praetorius was married twice. His first marriage was on April 26, 1624 with Anna, the daughter of Michael Bertram. The daughter Dorothea Sophia (married to citizen and baker Quedlinburg Martin Döring) is known from the two-year marriage. His second marriage was on December 3, 1628 with Anna Catharina, the daughter of superintendent and court preacher in Quedlinburg Andreas Leopold (1548–1611). From that marriage there were two sons and four daughters. One son died prematurely. The second son Johann Praetorius also became a respected teacher and musician. Anna Magarethe, Justina, Dorothea and Marie of the daughters are known.
literature
- Fritz Roth : Complete evaluations of funeral sermons for genealogical and cultural-historical purposes. Self-published, Boppard / Rhein, 1972, vol. 7, p. 285, R 6448
- Praetorius, Johann. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 29, Leipzig 1741, column 148.
- Christian Gottlieb Jöcher : General scholarly lexicon. ( Online )
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Praetorius, Johann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Praetorius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German educator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1594 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Magdeburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1, 1656 |
| Place of death | Quedlinburg |