Lucas Edenberger

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Lucas Edenberger (* around 1505 in Edenbergen , † 1548 in Weimar ) was a German philologist , orientalist and librarian .

Life

In 1523, Edenberger enrolled at the University of Wittenberg . His real name is not known as he was named after his hometown. As a master's degree he was employed in 1528 as tutor to Prince Johann Ernst , brother of Johann Friedrich I of Saxony . He then worked initially under Georg Spalatin and from 1536 as a full-time librarian at the electoral library in Wittenberg Castle, which has existed since 1512 . In that task he traveled to various countries to carry out book errands on behalf of the elector.

After reading privately about the beginnings of Hebrew, in 1543 he was offered a professorship for Hebrew language and oriental studies at the Wittenberg Academy . Since Matthias Flacius was to take over the sole professorship of the Hebrew language and oriental studies in 1546, he had to resign from his professorship with the prospect of another professorship. Due to the events of the Schmalkaldic War , however, the professorship was no longer reassigned. After the Wittenberg surrender , the private electoral library with approx. 3000 books was transferred to Weimar by him.

literature

  • 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,
  • Heinrich Kühne : Magister Lucas Edenberger and his book purchase for the Wittenberger Schlossbücherei , in marginalia, 33. 1969. P. 15–28 with 2 illus.
  • Heinrich Kühne and Heinz Motel: Famous personalities and their connection to Wittenberg, Verlag Göttinger Tageblatt 1990 ISBN 3-924781-17-6
  • Heinz Scheible: Melanchthon's correspondence people 11
  • Helmar Junghans: Directory of the rectors, vice-rectors, deans, professors and castle church preachers of Leucorea from the summer semester 1536 to the winter semester 1574/75. In: Irene Dingel , Günther Wartenberg : Georg Major (1502-1574) - A theologian of the Wittenberg Reformation. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Leipzig, 2005, ISBN 3-374-02332-0

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