Johann Sinapius
Johann Sinapius or Johannes Sinapius (born September 11, 1657 in Liptovská Teplá (Bad Liptsch), Liptau County , in what was then Hungary ; † October 5, 1725 in Liegnitz ) was a German scholar (historian).
Sinapius came from an originally Silesian and later to the then Hungarian Slovakia emigrated pastor's family . He studied in Leipzig and in 1692 got a job as prorector and librarian at the princely Oels high school . In 1700 he was appointed rector and tutor of the duke's sons. In 1707 he was appointed principal at the United Gymnasium in Liegnitz, as which he worked until his sudden death in 1725.
He left two large works, the two-volume Olsnographia, Description of the Principality of Oels (Leipzig and Frankfurt 1707) and two volumes of the Silesian Curiosities (published by von Rohrlach), which served for a very long time as the basis of Silesian genealogical research : Schlesischer Curiositäten first presentation (Leipzig 1720) and the posthumously published book Des Schlesischen Adels Andere Theil or a continuation of Schlesischer Curiositäten (Leipzig 1728). The two books, elaborated very carefully by carefully studying the sources (which he lists in the preface), offered a wealth of news never before seen.
Johann Sinapius had been married to Maria Elisabeth Titz from Oels since 1694, who died in 1755.
Works
- Olsnographia, or actual description of the Oelßnischen principality in Lower Silesia , Volume 1, Leipzig and Frankfurt 1707, full text in the Google book search. Volume 2, Leipzig 1706, full text in the Google book search
- Silesian Curiosities First presentation, Inside the handsome families of the Silesian nobility , Leipzig 1720, Opole Digital Library , full text in the Google book search
- Des Schlesischen Nobility Anderer Part Or continuation of Schlesischer Curiositäten , Leipzig and Breslau 1728, full text in the Google book search
- Silesian curiosities continuation . Leipzig and Breslau 1728 ( e-copy ).
literature
- Hermann Markgraf: Sinapius, Johann . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 34, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1892, p. 386.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Sinapius, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Silesian scholar (historian) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 11, 1657 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liptovská Tepla , Liptov County , in today's Slovakia |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 5, 1725 |
| Place of death | Liegnitz |