Johannes Scholvin
Johannes Scholvin (* around 1590 in Lübeck ; † May 6, 1642 in Buxtehude ) was a German theologian and poet.
Life
Johannes Scholvin attended high school in his hometown and in June 1606 went to the Brandenburg University of Frankfurt to study . In 1609 he moved on to the Hessian Ludwig University of Gießen , where he worked with Balthasar Menzer the Elder. Ä. and Johannes Winckelmann studied theology. In April 1610 Scholvin received his doctorate in Giessen.
In the same year he received the sub-rectorate at the Katharineum in Lübeck , then in 1613 a pastor's position at St. Johannis in Curslak . From 1620 until the end of his life he was pastor of the Petrikirche in Buxtehude, which at that time was part of the Archbishopric of Bremen .
During his studies in Frankfurt Scholvin wrote the Latin tragic comedy Aethiopissa based on the late Greek novel Aithiopika by Heliodorus .
Fonts
- Ethiopissa. Tragicocomoedia Nova, Ex Historia Aethiopica Heliodori Episcopi Tricensis . Frankfurt / Oder: Hartmann 1608
- Digitized , UB Breslau
- 2nd edition under the title: Heliodori Tricensis Episcopi Historia Aethiopica: apparatu comico in Scenam producta. Frankfurt / Oder: Hartmann 1620
literature
- Johannes Bolte : Scholvin, Johannes . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 32, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, p. 226.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scholvin, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1590 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lübeck |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 1642 |
| Place of death | Buxtehude |