Josef Horlenius

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Josef Horlenius (* around 1460 in Siegen ; † December 1521 in Münster ; also Joseph Horlenius ) was a German humanist and poet .

Horlenius attended the Latin school in Deventer under the rector Alexander Hegius . It is unclear whether he met Rudolf von Langen , with whom he was on friendly terms, at this time . Around 1486 he became rector of the Latin school in Münster. Under his direction, among others, Petrus Mosellanus was taught. 1507 or 1508 he was appointed a teacher at the Cathedral School in Muenster appointed . There he learned Greek from around 1513 with Johannes Caesarius . Before 1517 he probably entered the clergy . In 1521 he died of the plague in office as vice rector .

Works

  • Commentarius in Macarii Mutii carmen de triumpho Christi , Cologne 1515.
  • Epistola ad Ottonem Warpurgensem (ie Beckmann). Antonii Mancinelli versilogus recognitus et auctus per Jos. Horlenium adiectis commentariis Joannis Murmellii , 1515.
  • Disticha de passione Christi et eius fructu percipiendo. Cypriani de misericordia atque doctrina Dei ad Donatum liber cum Jos. Horlenii commentario , 1516.
  • D. Erasmi compendiaria vitae institutio, insunt elegantes aliquot non ineruditorum virorum epistolae ad Jos. Horlenium .
  • Antonii Campani epistolae familiares per Joh. Horlenium selectae , Cologne 1516.
  • C. Plinii iunioris sacerdotum ex quinto et sexto epistolarum libris collectae , Münster 1519.

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personal data
SURNAME Horlenius, Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Horlenius, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German humanist and poet
DATE OF BIRTH around 1460
PLACE OF BIRTH Wins
DATE OF DEATH December 1521
Place of death Muenster