Johann Lauterbach
Johann Lauterbach (born June 16, 1531 in Löbau , † October 11, 1593 in Heilbronn ) was a German pedagogue, hymn poet and historian.
Life
As one of four children of simple parents, Lauterbach studied from 1549 to 1554 at the University of Wittenberg with Philipp Melanchthon , on whose recommendation he then became court master of Count Ludwig Casimir von Hohenlohe-Neuenstein , whose sons Wolfgang and Philipp he taught. In 1556 he married a count's maid at court in Neuenstein . From 1557 he was rector of the Latin school in Öhringen . He was in contact with humanists such as Nicodemus Frischlin or Martin Crusius , and like them he published historical poetry in Latin.
On September 19, 1558 he received the poet's crown from Paulus Fabricius in Vienna and was raised to the nobility by Ferdinand I. In 1567 he became the rector of the Heilbronn Latin School . In Heilbronn he devoted himself in particular to contemporary music literature and was in contact with numerous composers and court orchestra masters, from whom he amassed an important collection of manuscripts and first prints of works mainly of vocal music, which later formed the basis of Heilbronn's musical treasure. He has also written his own hymns as well as anthologies and autobiographies. From 1586 he received an assistant because of being stupid and only had to work one hour a day. He was removed from office in 1593 and died that same year.
His brother Hieronymus Lauterbach was a mathematics professor in Vienna and later rector of the Latin school in Graz.
Works (selection)
- De Carminibus veterum Germanicorum dissertationes II
- Cithara Christiana Psalmodiarum sacra libri, Leipzig 1587
literature
- Robert Eitner : Lauterbach, Johann . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 75.
- Walter Wößner: Johannes Lauterbach 1567–1593 . In: 350 years of high school in Heilbronn. Festschrift for the anniversary of the Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium . Heilbronn City Archives, Heilbronn 1971 (Publications of the Heilbronn City Archives, 17)
- Lauterbach, Johann was born in Liebau. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 16, Leipzig 1737, column 1204.
- Reinhard Düchting : Lauterbach, Johann. In: Walther Killy (Ed.): Literaturlexikon . Authors and works in German (15 volumes). Bertelsmann-Lexikon-Verlag, Gütersloh / Munich 1988–1991 (CD-ROM: Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-932544-13-7 ), Vol. 7, p. 179
Web links
- Publications by and about Johann Lauterbach in VD 17 .
- Works by and about Johann Lauterbach in the German Digital Library
personal data | |
---|---|
SURNAME | Lauterbach, Johann |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pedagogue, hymn poet and historian |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1531 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Löbau |
DATE OF DEATH | October 11, 1593 |
Place of death | Heilbronn |