Joseph Ussermann
Joseph Ussermann also Pater Aemillian (born October 30, 1737 in St. Ulrich in the Black Forest ; † October 27, 1798 in St. Blasien ) was a Benedictine , theologian, philosopher, priest, librarian and professor.
Life
Joseph Ussermann came from a humble background and stood out for his extraordinary talent and thirst for knowledge. He first attended the high school at St. Peter . Here he learned the ancient languages, Latin , Greek, Hebrew and music and then attended the monastery school in St. Blasien, where he studied theology and philosophy . In May 1757 he entered the order and was given the name Ämillian. He was ordained a priest on May 16 . Because of his abilities, he was soon appointed to the University of Salzburg , where he took the chair of moral theology and Hebrew literature. Here he wrote a compendium on the syntax of Hebrew. He was soon drawn back home, where he was appointed monastery librarian. The library was significantly renewed under him, so that it reached the value before the fire of 1768. Ussermann, who knew his books inside out and by heart, was called the living library . After only four years as a librarian, he succumbed to an illness.
Works
- Compendium syntaxeos hebraicae, unacum analysi libri Geneseos. Salisburgi 1769
- Prodromus Germaniae sacrae, sive chronicon Hermanni contracti, Peterhusanum, Bertholdi Constantiensis, Ottonis de S. Blasio aliaque. Typis San-Blasianis 1792
- Episcopatus Wirceburgensis sub metropoli Moguntina, chronologice et diplomatice illustratus. Cum codice probationum. Typis San-Blasianis, 1794
- Episcopatus Bambergensis sub sed apostolica, chronologice ac diplomatice illustratus. Cum codice probationum. Typis San-Blasianis 1802
literature
- Joseph Bader , in: Freiburg Diöcesan Archive, Volume VIII, The former St. Blasien monastery on the Schwarzwalde and its scholars' academy , 1874
- Franz Xaver von Wegele : Ussermann, Aemilian . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 39, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1895, p. 389 f.
Individual evidence
- ^ Joseph Bader, in: Freiburger Diöcesan Archiv, VIII. Volume, The former St. Blasien monastery on the Schwarzwalde and his scholarly academy , p. 114, 1874
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ussermann, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aemillian, Aemillian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Benedictine, theologian and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1737 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Ulrich in the Black Forest |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 1798 |
| Place of death | St. Blasien Monastery (Black Forest) |