Johannes van Meurs
Johannes van Meurs (Latin Jo (h) annes Meursius ; born February 9, 1579 in Loosduinen near Haag ; † September 20, 1639 in Sorø ) was a Dutch classical philologist and historian . He was the father of the philologist John Meursius (1613–1653 / 1654). The French lawyer and writer Nicolas Chorier used Meur's name as a pseudonym .
Life
Johannes van Meurs traveled a large part of Europe as the leader of the sons of the grand pensioner Barnefeld, became professor of history and the Greek language at the University of Leiden and in 1610 the historiographer of Holland, later also a royal Danish historiographer.
His last place of work was the Sorø Akademi , where he taught history and politics.
Works
- Glossarium graecobarbarum , Leyden 1614
- Athenae batavae, Leyden 1625
- Res belgicae, Leyden 1612
- Lectiones atticae , Leyden 1617
- Theseus
- Historia danica , Copenhagen 1630
swell
- Arnoldus Buchelius , Nikolaes Heinsius the Elder : Epitaphia in Joannis Meursii morte . In: Jakob Gronovius : Uberem ingeniorum copiam & varias exercitiorum amoenitates recensens. Pieter van der Aa, Leiden 1701
expenditure
- Works , ed. von Lané, Florence 1741–1763 (12 volumes)
literature
- Franz Eyssenhardt : Meursius, Johann . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, p. 538.
- Meursius . In: Heinrich August Pierer , Julius Löbe (Hrsg.): Universal Lexicon of the Present and the Past . 4th edition. tape 11 . Altenburg 1860, p. 202-203 ( zeno.org ).
Web links
Commons : Johannes Meursius - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Article 'Meursius, Johannes' , pp. 872–873 in: Nieuw Nederlandsch biographisch woordenboek , part 7, Leiden, 1927, online of dbnl.org (Dutch)
- Article 'Meursius, Joannes' on the website De Bello Belgico , dutchrevolt.leidenuniv.nl of the University of Leiden (Dutch)
- Glossarium Graeco-Barbarum: In quo, praeter vocabula 5400, officia atque dignitatis imperii Constantinopolitani, tam in palatio quam ecclesia aut militia, explicantur, et illustrantur, 1614 , E-Book of the University Library Vienna ( eBooks on Demand )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meurs, Johannes van |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meursius, Johannes; Meursius, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch classical philologist and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1579 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Loosduinen near Haag |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 20, 1639 |
| Place of death | Soro |