Johannes Coler
Johannes Coler also Johannes Colerus (born September 19, 1566 in Adelsdorf near Goldberg / Silesia ; † October 23, 1639 in Parchim ) was a Protestant pastor and the most important representative of early household literature .
Life
Coler was the son of the theologian Jacob Coler and grew up in Berlin from 1577. After studying Protestant theology in Frankfurt (Oder) and Rostock , where he received his master's degree, Coler lived as a preacher in Doberan and Parchim.
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He summarized the writings his father had collected and organized them into a perpetual calendar (first edition: Wittenberg 1591), which also contained health advice. He later revised his father's writings and published them between 1593 and 1601 as a six-part Oeconomia or house book. The complete edition appeared fourteen times in the 17th century and has also been translated into other languages. His writings not only include agricultural advice (on topics such as fishing, horticulture ...) and collections of recipes (brewing beer, baking bread and cooking recipes), but also rules of conduct. These rules of conduct were very Lutheran and were changed in later editions after his death. Today his work gives a comprehensive overview of life before the Thirty Years War .
Fonts (selection)
- M. Johannis Coleri the other part belonging to Calendario ... by vornehem large Haußhaltungen ... . Paul Helwigen, Wittenberg 1607 ( digitized version )
- Economia, ruralis et domestica . Volume 1, Mainz 1645 ( digitized version )
literature
- William Löbe: Coler, Johann . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 402 f.
- Heinz Haushofer: Coler (us), Johann. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 319 ( digitized version ).
- Hahn, Philip (2013): The House in the Book. Concept, publication history and readership of the "Oeconomia" Johann Colers. Epfendorf / Neckar: Bibliotheca Academica (Early Modern Research, 18). ISBN 978-3-928471-84-8
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ uni-klu.ac.at
- ^ Ernst Johansson: Hygienic and medical advice in the perpetual calendar of Johannes Colerus. In: Sudhoffs Archiv 33, 1940, pp. 55-103.
- ↑ Short biography and information on the work of Johann Coler at Literaturport
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Coler, Johannes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Colerus, Johannes; Colerus, Johann; Coler, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant pastor, representative of early house fathers literature |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1566 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Adelsdorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 1639 |
| Place of death | Parchim |