Johannes Fabri de Werdea

Johannes Fabri de Werdea (or de Donawerdt ; actually Johann Obermayer ; * unknown, probably between 1440 and 1450 in Donauwörth ; † 1505 ) was a Bavarian poet (Latin and German), humanist , lawyer and ducal Saxon councilor.

Life

Fabri de Werdea studied at the University of Leipzig (1470, Baccalaureus 1471, Magister 1476) and received his doctorate in law . From 1480 he was a notary or university secretary at the university. With the year 1481 he belonged to the Collegium principis. In 1486 he was rector of the University of Leipzig. In 1487 he was dean of the philosophy faculty. He gave lectures on literature, language, law, morals and philosophy. In 1491 he was sent from the University of Leipzig to Pope Innocent VIII in Rome. After disputes with the faculty, he was released from his offices in 1499. His most important work is a collection of German proverbs .

Works (selection)

Proverbia metrica et vulgariter rytmisata ... , Leipzig 1490/1500, Augsburg 1505
Proverbia metrica , Leipzig 1492/95
Tractatulus de mediis, quibus ad beatam vitam perveniri poterit , Leipzig 1495/1500
Carmen de quarundam dictionum recta pronunciatione , Leipzig 1497/98
Tractatulus de eo An licitum sit diebus festiuis intendere bonarum artium disciplinis , Leipzig 1497/1500
Carmen de litteratura nominis Vergilii Leipzig 1498/1500
Tractatus de modo docendi alios , Leipzig 1498/1500
Tractatus de privilegiis pauperum , Leipzig 1498/1400

literature

Jakob Franck : Fabri de Werdea, Johannes . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, pp. 501-503.
Herbert Jaumann : Handbook of scholarly culture in the early modern period . Verlag Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2004, p. 257 (Bio-bibliographical repertory 1).

Individual evidence

^ The register of the University of Leipzig / on behalf of the Royal Saxon State Government ed. by Georg Erler. Leipzig: Giesecke & Devrient, 1895–1897 (Codex diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae: main part 2). In the CDS II 18 register under Obermayer, Ioh. aka Fabri de Donawerd.
↑ The rectors and their office ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved May 10, 2011.@1@ 2

personal data
SURNAME	Fabri de Werdea, Johannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Obermayer, Johann (real name); Fabri de Donawerdt, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bavarian poet (Latin and German), humanist, lawyer and ducal Saxon councilor
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1445
PLACE OF BIRTH	Donauwörth
DATE OF DEATH	1505

[1] The register of the University of Leipzig / on behalf of the Royal Saxon State Government ed. by Georg Erler. Leipzig: Giesecke & Devrient, 1895–1897 (Codex diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae: main part 2). In the CDS II 18 register under Obermayer, Ioh. aka Fabri de Donawerd.

[2] The rectors and their office ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved May 10, 2011.@1@ 2