Laurentius Weger the Younger

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Laurentius Weger the Younger (born December 30, 1653 in Königsberg , East Prussia ; † May 21, 1715 ibid) was a German philologist.

Life

Laurentius was the son of Johann Weger, mayor of Königsberg's old town (* January 17, 1608 - December 3, 1685) and Maria, whom he married in 1638 and who died on February 5, 1672. Maria was the daughter of the surgeon Albrecht Möller. After Weger had studied at the Universities of Königsberg , Jena and Leipzig , he graduated from the latter university on January 25, 1677 with a master's degree in philosophy. He then returned to Königsberg. The local university appointed him in 1679 as professor of the oriental language.

During his time as a professor, Weger traveled through the Netherlands and England. He also stayed with Esdras Edzardus in Hamburg for almost a year . At the end of 1680 he received the professorship of the Hebrew language in Königsberg. During the following time he also took part in the organizational tasks of the Königsberg University. He was dean of the philosophical faculty several times. In the summer semester of 1696 he acted as rector of the alma mater and in the summer semesters of 1704 and 1712 as prorector.

family

Weger married Anna Regina on August 29, 1684, the daughter of the Kneiphof merchant Hieronymus Grube. The following children from marriage are known:

  • Maria Gertrud, married on August 29, 1707 the court relative of the old town Johann Heinrich Kenckel
  • Daughter NN. Weger († August 11, 1690)
  • Johann Christoph Weger LL stud. 1715
  • Heinrich Reinhold Weger (born July 11, 1696) June 20, 1720 Dr. med, 1721 ao Prof med, 1726 Stadtphysikus Tilsit, 1745 Gumbinnen, wrote: de statu hominis naturali; ephemeridibus nonnullis hominum s. from the calendar in limbs; mala educatione in teneris multorum morbum causa in adultis; structura nonnullarum corporis humani patrium controversa; morbid salutaribus
  • Son NN. Weger († January 25, 1700)

Publications

  • Virtutem moral in Deum no cadere. Koenigsberg 1677
  • De verbo Dei occasione phraseos chaldaicae… Königsberg 1682
  • Album inscription. Koenigsberg 1714
  • Diss. De osculatione manus idololatrica, ex Job. C. 31, v. 26-28. Koenigsberg 1698
  • Disputationum philologicarum super Hoseae cap. III v. 4. Koenigsberg 1686
  • Ad verba Ezekiels 8, 17.Königsberg 1710

literature

  • Daniel Heinrich Arnoldt : Detailed and documented history of the Königsberg University. Johann Heinrich Hartung, Königsberg in Prussia, 1746, 2nd part, p. 363
  • J. Gallandi: Königsberg city families. In: Rudolf Reinicke, Ernst Wichert: Old Prussian monthly new series. Ferdinand Beyer, Königsberg in Pr. 1883, p. 616
  • Christian Gottlieb Jöcher : General Scholar Lexicon, Darinne the scholars of all classes, both male and female, who lived from the beginning of the world to the present day, and made themselves known to the learned world, After their birth, life, remarkable stories, Withdrawals and writings from the most credible scribes are described in alphabetical order. Verlag Johann Friedrich Gleditsch, Leipzig, 1751, Vol. 4, 1847

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personal data
SURNAME Weger, Laurentius the Younger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German philologist
DATE OF BIRTH December 30, 1653
PLACE OF BIRTH Königsberg (Prussia)
DATE OF DEATH May 21, 1715
Place of death Königsberg (Prussia)