Constantine Ziegra
Konstantin Ziegra, also: Constantin Ziegra etc. (* 1617 in Döbeln ; † May 2, 1691 in Wittenberg ) was a German physicist and Lutheran theologian.
Life
Born as the son of the headmaster of the Döbelner Hospital Georg Ziegra, he attended Schulpforta and matriculated at the University of Leipzig in 1631 . After he acquired the right to give lectures in 1636, he moved to the University of Wittenberg on April 23, 1638 . There he acquired the academic degree of a master's degree on April 21, 1640 and was accepted as an adjunct at the faculty of philosophy on October 18, 1645 . He stayed in this post for some time, in the meantime completed his licentiate degree in theology before taking over the professorship in physics from his predecessor Johann Sperling in 1658 .
Ziegra was one of the last Wittenberg representatives who emphasized much more theology in physics. This is also reflected in its graduation to doctor of theology. Only after him did the scientific approach take precedence at the University of Wittenberg and thus the spiritual tendencies in physics were pushed out. Nevertheless, one can also say that he himself supported that movement through his point of view.
family
He married on July 8, 1651 in Wittenberg Anna Sophia Fritzsche (born November 14, 1626 in Wittenberg; † December 12, 1667 there), the daughter of David Fritzsche and Catharina Fluth (daughter of the pharmacist Casper Fluth and Maria Seelfisch). The 16½-year marriage resulted in seven sons and two daughters. On November 9, 1669 he married again Anna Christina Dalichow. Known by the children is:
- Anna Katharina Ziegra (born April 18, 1652 in Wittenberg)
- Georg David Ziegra (born November 5, 1653; † March 13, 1724 in Schmiedeberg) studied in Wittenberg and Leipzig from 1694 to 1724 Protestant pastor in Schmiedeberg
- Constantin Ziegra (born April 4, 1655 in Wittenberg)
- Christian Samuel Ziegra (born November 24, 1656 in Wittenberg)
- Michael Gottfried Ziegra (born September 3, 1658 in Wittenberg; † February 12, 1712 ibid)
- Casper Conrad Ziegra (born December 28, 1659 in Wittenberg)
- Christian Wilhelm Ziegra (September 6, 1661 in Wittenberg)
- Anna Sophia Ziegra (born April 12, 1663 in Wittenberg)
- Joachim Ehrenreich Ziegra (born July 12, 1666 in Wittenberg)
- Anna Christiana (born January 6, 1671 in Wittenberg)
- Christiane Elisabeth (born October 8, 1672 in Wittenberg)
- Georg Valentin (born January 10, 1675 in Wittenberg)
- Karl Friedrich (born December 10, 1676 in Wittenberg)
- see. on this, church records Wittenberg and various references
Fonts (selection)
- Diss. In Epestolam tertiam divi Johannis. Wittenberg 1642
- Diss. In Caput II. Epist. Ad Hebr. Wittenberg 1644
- Diss. In caput IX Evangelii Johannis. Wittenberg 1645
- Diss. Philos. De integritate et puritate Novi Testamenti. Wittenberg 1645
- Expercitatio Philologica ad Gen. XXXI. V. 19.30.32. etc. Wittenberg 1645
- Positiones Graecae. Wittenberg 1647
- Vindicatio Articuli V. Augustane Confessionis Diss. Inauguralis. Wittenberg 1650
- Orthodoxa Psalmi secundi Exposito. Wittenberg 1651
- Orthodoxa divinitatis Christi Jer. XXXIII v. 5.6. perspicue proposita demonstratia. Wittenberg 1652
- De peccato in Spiritum S. Wittenberg 1657
- In Theologiam Specialiter sic dictam Disputatio Quinta, Orthodoxian De Relatione Dei Ad Extra per Opera Eiusdem Immanentia, ex locis Scripturae classicis assertam, & Eterdoxia Praecipuorum & Recentiorum Haereticorum ac Novatorum oppositam demonstrans . Wittenberg 1657
- Disp. XX. In quibus orthodoxiam ex Scriptura S. Invicte probatam, et Heterodoxiae recentiorum et praecipuorum adversariorum oppositiam proposuit anno 1657. Wittenberg 1658
- Decas Thesium Illustrium, Ex Philosophia naturali . Wittenberg 1659
- De natura et constitutione Physices. Wittenberg 1659
- De aquis salubrius. Wittenberg 1659
- Ex physica theses miscellas . Wittenberg 1660
- Disputatio Physica De Aquis Supracoelestibus . Wittenberg 1660
- Pentas Positionum Physicarum . Wittenberg 1660
- De aquis supracoelestibus. Wittenberg 1660
- Ex Physicis Theses Miscellaneas Scellaneas . Wittenberg 1661
- De qualitate. Wittenberg 1663
- De Sympatis atque Antipathia rerum naturalium. Wittenberg 1663
- Disputatio Physica De Forma . Wittenberg 1664
- Disputatio Physica De Causis Corporis Naturalis In Genere . Wittenberg 1664
- Disputatio Physica De Materia . Wittenberg 1664
- Disputatio Physica De Affectionibus Corporis Naturalis In Genere . Wittenberg 1665
- Disputatio Physica De Efficiente Et Fine . Wittenberg 1665
- De Zoophytis. Wittenberg 1667
- De coloribus, atque in specie de viriditatis causa. Wittenberg 1668
- Theoremata quaedam Philologica. Wittenberg 1668
- Disp. XX Summarium Locorum Theologicorum D. Wilhelmi Leyseri explicantes, notisque illustrantes. Wittenberg 1668
- Positionum Physicarum octonarius. Wittenberg 1671
- De Meteoris Ignitis & Aqueis . Wittenberg 1676
- De nomine Domini, ac Servatoris nostri suavissimo, solatiique plenissimo, quod est Jesus. Wittenberg 1677
literature
- Christian Gottlieb Jöcher : General lexicon of scholars . Volume 4, 1750
- Heinz Kathe : The Wittenberg Philosophical Faculty 1502–1817 (= Central German Research. Volume 117). Böhlau, Cologne / Weimar / Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-412-04402-4 .
- Walter Friedensburg : History of the University of Wittenberg. Max Niemeyer, Halle (Saale) 1917
- Fritz Roth : Complete evaluations of funeral sermons and personal documents for genealogical and cultural-historical purposes . Volume 9
- Entry. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 62, Leipzig 1749, sheet 318.
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ziegra, Constantine |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ziegera, Konstantin; Zigera, Constantine; Zieger, Konstantin; Ziegerus, Constantine; Ziegera, Constantin; Zigera, Constantin; Zieger, Constantin; Ziegerus, Constantin; Ziegra, Constantin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German physicist and Lutheran theologian |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1617 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Chub |
DATE OF DEATH | May 2, 1691 |
Place of death | Wittenberg |