Johannes Otto (pedagogue)

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The "Rectores" Hermann Jacobi and Johann Otto in 1680 at the funeral procession for Duke Johann Friedrich von Braunschweig-Lüneburg ;
Copper engraving (detail) by Johann Georg Lange on the initiative of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Johannes Otto (also: Johann Otto ;; * before 1664 in Göttingen ; † December 11, 1691 in Hanover ) was a German high school director .

Life

Johannes Otto, who, according to other sources, was not born in Göttingen, but in Bodungen in Schwarzburg, was after his training in the royal seat of Hanover in 1664, first subconrector, 1676 vice rector and finally on February 13, 1683 - as successor to Hermann Jacobi - Rector of the city ​​school of Hanover, the later Ratsgymnasium or Lyceum .

Johannes Otto died on the night of December 10th to 11th, 1691 and was buried the following week on December 18th.

His colleagues as well as the alumni of the first grade as Otto's pupils wrote various “ Leich-Carmina ” about the deceased rector . Otto's own works include the collective publication Iusta Funebria Serenissimo Principi Joanni Friderico Brunsvicensium Et Luneburge on the death of sovereign Johann Friedrich , written together with Leibniz and others, illustrated with copperplate engravings and published in 1685 .

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The rectors (far right) of the Hanover School on April 21, 1680 during the funeral procession for the late Duke Johann Friedrich von Braunschweig-Lüneburg ;
Engravings numbers 20 to 23 by Johann Georg Lange, 1685

It was not until February 3, 1692, that Justus Hoysenius († June 30, 1696) succeeded Otto as rector of the city school.

student

Otto's students included numerous well-known personalities at the time, especially the Hanoverian Joh. Diederich Wehrmann, who later became Senior Joh. Rabe (who wrote a lament in Greek and Latin), Here. Uhle, Io. Henr. Grupe, Heinr. Iohann Wagemann, Io. Gvil. Engelbrecht, Just. Henning Böhmer , Hinrich Jac. Passau, Heinrich Wilhelm von Anderten, Conr. Anthon Mäder, David Geo. Denicke , Arn. Dider. Engelbrecht, Andreas Benedikt Cortnum and Petrus Otto Heise.

Fonts (selection)

  • Siqua pias unquam tetigerund funera mentes ... , in Conrad Christoph Heinemann : The tree of life with its fruits / And how can one participate in it? : Bey ... corpse-begging of ... Georg Türcken / Fürhaben ICti, and XXIV. Years been ... Mayor of this praiseworthy city of Hanover / Which ... on the 24th of Martii ... of the deviated 1678th year .. . fell asleep / and then on the 5th following month of April ... in Hanover ... was brought to rest / in the ... corpse sermon ... presented for , Hanover: Grimm, 1679; [75 ,% 22view% 22:% 22toc% 22} digitized version] of the Goettingen State and University Library
  • Piae Lacrymae, Quibus Beatissimum Serenissimi Ac Potentissimi Principis Et Domini ... , in Iusta Funebria Serenissimo Principi Joanni Friderico Brunsvicensium Et Luneburge ... , Rinteln: Gottfried Kaspar Wächter, 1685; Digitized version of the University and State Library of Saxony-Anhalt
  • Pertinax recti ... , in David Rupert Erythropel : Ars Memoriae & Oblivionis, The Art of Forgetfulness and Memories: From the words Pauli ad Phil. C. 3rd v. 13. 14. on the Sehligen farewell Des ... Mr. Jacob Frantz Kotzebuen / Weiland Hochfürstl. ... Hoff- und Leib-Medici, as the same d: 4th Decembris of the 1685th year ... gently and softly dissolved / and then on the 20th of the same month his faded body in the local Neustädter Hoff Church in Hanover in which he prepared rest- Cabinet was put down. Bey handsome ... gatherings ... presented and explained , Hanover: Georg Friedrich Grimm, 1686; Digitized

literature

  • Monumenta pietatis memoriae viri Nobiliss. atque Clarissimi Joh. Ottonis, Rect. in Hannover
  • Piae lacrymae, quibus acerbissimum obitum D. Joh. Ottonis, Rect. de Schola publice & privatim optime meriti prosequi voluerunt. Ibidem typis Sam. Ammonii

Web links

Commons : Johannes Otto  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information in the catalog of the German National Library
  2. ^ A b c d Franz Bertram: History of the Ratsgymnasium (formerly Lyceum) in Hanover (= publications on Lower Saxony history , issue 10), Hanover: Gersbach, 1915, p. 517; limited preview in Google Book search
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g Daniel Eberhard Baring : Ioh. Otto , in ders .: Daniel Eberhard Baring's contribution to the Hanoverian Church and School History explained with a few documents and a preface From famous memorials, especially those that are in and around Hanover, accompanied in two parts. , Volume 2: From the origin and arrangement of the public Hanoverian school , 1st part: Narration derer Rectorum , pp. 61–94; here: pp. 73-74; Digitized from the ash book of the Duchess Anna Amalia Library
  4. ^ Piae Lacrymae, Quibus Beatissimum Serenissimi Ac Potentissimi Principis Et Domini ... , in Iusta Funebria Serenissimo ... , Rinteln: Gottfried Kaspar Wächter, 1685; Digitized version of the University and State Library of Saxony-Anhalt
personal data
SURNAME Otto, Johannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Otto, Johann; Ottonis, Joh.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German high school director
DATE OF BIRTH before 1664
PLACE OF BIRTH Goettingen
DATE OF DEATH December 11, 1691
Place of death Hanover