Johannes Horthemels
Johannes Horthemels (* 1698 in Middelburg ; † June 25, 1776 in Utrecht ) was a Dutch philosopher and Reformed theologian.
Life
The son of Cornelis Horthemels and his wife Barbara van Weerlink were baptized on July 6th. He came from a family that had established itself in the 17th century book trade in Paris and Middelburg. In 1719 he moved to the University of Utrecht , where on June 14, 1720 he wrote the philosophical treatise de natura dei, quam, praeside deo ter opt. Max. under Johannes Luyts (1655–1721) received his doctorate in philosophy. He then concentrated on studying theological sciences, for which he went to the University of Leiden on September 12, 1721 . After receiving his doctorate in theology in 1723, he took over a pastorate in Biggekerke on February 21, 1724 and was pastor in Westzaan from November 5, 1730 . On July 30, 1742, the curators of the Utrecht University appointed him professor of philosophy.
He took this office on October 22, 1742 with the Rede de libertate philosophandi debita cum modestia circa revelata . In that capacity he was the last "Aristotelian" Utrecht professor who turned against Cartesianism . The basis was his own view, which arose from his religiosity and was based on the doctrine of the immortality of the soul. He also took part in the organizational tasks of the Utrecht University and he was rector of the Alma Mater in 1744/45 and 1765/66 . While he had given the speech de theocratiae moralis et obligationis creatu arum rationalium ex indubilata supremi numinis existentia vinculo indissolubili during his first office phase , he could not give a normal rectorate speech during his second office phase because he fell ill. This was done by his colleague G. Bonnet.
Little is known about his private circumstances. A daughter of Anna Constantia Horthemels married the preacher in Hoorn Jacob Dermout. From this marriage comes a not insignificant son.
Works
- Disputatio Physico-optica de Visu; quam, sole justitiae illustrante ..... publicae omnium συζητησει proponet ..... Ad diem 1 Nov. Utrecht 1719 (Univ. Bibl. Amst.)
- Disputatio philosophica inaug. de natura Dei ... quam ... Ex auctoritate ... rectoris Rud. Leusden ... Publ. Examini subjicit. Utrecht 1720 (Univ. Bibl. Utr.)
- Disputatio Theol. Hist. Eccles. de Haeresi Ariana Prima, Secunda et Tertia. Quam, ... praeside D. Joh. À Marck ....... Publicae Disquisitioni subjicit ..... ad dies VII a nona ad undecimam et X Apr. hora decima. Leiden 1723 (University Bibl. Leiden)
- Oratio inaug. de libertate philosophandi debita cum modestia circa revelata. Habita in audit. majori Traj. ad Rh. cum ordinariam Philosophiae Professionem auspicaretur. AD XXII Oct MDCCXLII. Utrecht 1743 (Univ. Bibl. Amst.)
- Elementa philosophiae moralis, seu aphorismi ethici Theologia naturali nixi et scientiae politicae fundamenta. In usum scholae privatae. Utrecht 1744 (Univ. Bibl. Utr.)
- Oratio de Theocratiae moralis et obligationis creaturarum rationalium ex indubitata supremi numinis existentia vinculo indissolubili. Habita ad diem XXII Martii, Quum Academicum rectoratum deponeret. Utrecht 1745 (Univ. Bibl. Suffering.)
- Oratio de libertate philosophandi ab ingeniis luxuriantibus adeo commendata hodie, in meram licentiam, cultusque divini opprobrium exitura, et medela huic impietati adhibenda. Publ. Dicta The III Oct., MDCCLXVIII. 1768
- Optimis suis Maecenatibus pro honorifica altera vice Rectoris Academiae demandata provincia justas persoluturi grates. Utrecht 1768 (Univ. Bibl. Amst.)
literature
- Abraham Jacob van der Aa : Biographical Woordenboek der Nederlanden. Verlag JJ van Brederode, Haarlem, 1867, vol. 8, part 2, p. 1290 ( online , Dutch)
- Frederik Samuel Knipscheer: HORTHEMELS (Johannes) . In: Philipp Christiaan Molhuysen , Petrus Johannes Blok : Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek. (NNBW), AW Sijthoff's Uitgevers-Maatschappij publishing house, Leiden, 1930, vol. 8, col. 855, (Dutch)
- Jan Pieter de Bie, Jakob Loosjes: Biographical woordenboek van protestansche godgeleerden in Nederland. Verlag Martinus Nijhoff, 's-Gravenhage, 1931, vol. 4, p. 323 ( online , Dutch)
- Johann Christoph Adelung : Continuation and additions to Christian Gottlieb Jöcher's general lexico of scholars, in which writers of all classes are described according to their most distinguished living conditions and writings. Verlag Johann Friedrich Gleditsch , Leipzig, 1787, Vol. 2, Sp. 2152
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Horthemels, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch philosopher and reformed theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1698 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Middelburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 1776 |
| Place of death | Utrecht |