Johannes Bisterfeld
Johannes Bisterfeld (* around 1568 in Lüneburg ; † late 1618 in Dordrecht ( South Holland )) was a German Reformed theologian and philosopher . He was a professor at the high school in Herborn and rector of this university.
Life
From 1586 Johannes Bisterfeld studied Reformed theology and philosophy at the High School in Herborn . In the years 1589–1591 he was a teacher at the pedagogy in Siegen . In 1591 he was appointed professor of eloquence and philosophy at the Herborn High School. When the High School Herborn was relocated to Siegen in 1597, he was its rector and held this office until 1599.
In Siegen, the already widowed professor married Gertrud Wiederstein, nee. Schickhart. She was the widow of Rector Arnold Wiederstein and a daughter of Henrich Schickhrtt . She already had two sons. Their marriage resulted in two sons and a daughter. From that time on, Bisterfeld worked as a pastor and inspector in Siegen. In 1618 he was sent to the Dordrecht National Synod by Count Johann VII. As a member of the Wetterau Counts' Association . During this synod he died unexpectedly at the age of 49.
Sons
- Philipp Bisterfeld (* around 1600), philosophy professor in Sedan
- Johann Heinrich Bisterfeld (* 1605; † 1655); Philosophy and theology professor in Weißenburg
Individual evidence
literature
- Horst Schmid-Schickhardt : The Siegener Schickhardt family in the 15th to 17th centuries. Attempt of a partial genealogy , Baden-Baden: Schmid-Schickhardt 2008
- Horst Schmid-Schickhardt: Schickhardt - Ravensberger - Bisterfeld - Alsted. Relationships between four important Nassau families . In: “Siegerland” 2003, pp. 123–127
- Gerhard Menk: The Herborn High School in its early days. A contribution to the higher education system of German Calvinism in the age of the Counter Reformation , Wiesbaden 1981
- Hugo Grün: The Theological Faculty of the High School Herborn 1584-1817 . In: “Yearbook of the Hessian Church History Association” 19, 1968, pp. 57–145
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bisterfeld, Johannes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bisterfeld, Johann; Bisterfeldius, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Reformed theologian and philosopher, rector of the High School in Herborn |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1568 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luneburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1618 |
| Place of death | Dordrecht (South Holland) |