Ludwig Bear (theologian)

Ludwig Bär (also Baer, Ber, Berus, Bör ) (born May 24, 1479 in Basel , † April 14, 1554 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) was a Swiss Catholic theologian and humanist .

Life

As the son of the Basel businessman Hans Bär the Elder († 1502), he studied philosophy and theology in Paris and received his doctorate in 1511. theol. and in 1513 received a professorship in the theological faculty of the University of Basel , whose dean and rector he became. In 1513 he was also canon at the collegiate monastery of St. Peter, in 1518 provost and in 1526 canon and scholaster at the cathedral.

At first he was friendly to the Reformation , but soon became its opponent. In May 1526 he was one of the four presidents at the Baden disputation .

When Catholic worship was banned in Basel in 1529, he moved with Erasmus von Rotterdam , Heinrich Glarean and several professors and members of the cathedral chapter to Freiburg im Breisgau, where he received a teaching post at the university and was Erasmus secretary. In 1533 he mediated between Erasmus and Ambrosius Pelargus . In 1534 he met Nicolas Cop . A nephew on his mother's side, the printer Johannes Oporinus , had annoyed him and was disinherited.

Works

Pro salutari hominis ad felicem mortem praeparatione . Basel 1549 digitized
Ad quaestionem ei propositam Utrum videlicet tempore pestis . Basel 1551. Digitized

literature

Adolf Brecher: Bear, Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 45 f.
Winfried Trusen: Baer (Ber, Berus), Ludwig. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 525 ( digitized version ).
Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Baer (Ber, Berus), Ludwig. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 340. ( Article / beginning of article in the Internet archive )

Web links

Mario Sabatino: Bear, Ludwig. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

↑ Greek spirit from Basler Pressen: GG 474. In: ub.unibas.ch. Retrieved April 30, 2017 .

personal data
SURNAME	Bear, Ludwig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bör, Ludwig; Baer, Ludwig; Ber, Ludwig; Berus, Ludovicus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss Catholic theologian and humanist
DATE OF BIRTH	May 24, 1479
PLACE OF BIRTH	Basel
DATE OF DEATH	April 14, 1554
Place of death	Freiburg in Breisgau

[1] Greek spirit from Basler Pressen: GG 474. In: ub.unibas.ch. Retrieved April 30, 2017 .