Martin Dorp

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Martinus Dorpius (actually Maarten Bartholomeus van Dorp (Maal van Dorp)), (* around 1485 in Naaldwijk ( Westland ); † May 31, 1525 in Leuven ) was a Dutch humanist ; Theologian and professor at the University of Leuven .

Life

Martin Dorp was the son of Bartholomeus Heyndriksz van Dorp (1440–1520) an administrator of the Abbey of Egmond and his mother Baertgen Willems Hoeck (around 1440–508), the family had two other children, Machteld Bartholomeus van Dorp (around 1475–1524 ) and Willem Bartholomeus van Dorp (around 1470–1526). Dorpius probably attended the Hieronymus School in Utrecht , where Hinne Rode taught him. On December 4, 1501 he was registered as a student in Leuven. At the University of Leuven he received lessons from Johannes Despauterius (1480–1520) and enjoyed the protection of Meinard Man , the abbot of Egmond. During his stay in Leuven from 1501 to 1504 he met Desiderius Erasmus and became friends with him.

Martinus Dorpius, the title page of the "Oratio in praelectionem epistolarum divi Pauli" Antwerp 1519

For an MA doctorate you Dorp on April 2, 1504. As a result of his studies, he mastered the Latin grammar , the rhetoric , the dialectic and the basics of music, as part of the seven liberal arts . Van Dorp latinized his name like many other humanists to "Martinus Dorpius".

Dorpius began to teach Latin in the Pedagogium Lilii in Leuven, but also continued his theological studies. From 1508 he also taught philosophy. Dorpius began poems to write. they were published in 1509 and 1513. In 1510 he obtained his Baccalaureus in theology and completed his theological studies in 1513. He was one of the first neo-Latin drama founders in the Netherlands. Dorpius continued to correspond with Erasmus, especially after publishing his praise for the folly which he defended. First, Dorp worked as a pastor in Overschie in 1511 and then in 1513 as a chaplain in Noordwijk.

In 1514, Dorpius received a doctorate in theology and began teaching at the university. Dorpius soon experienced a growing tension between humanism and theology in his person and work. At first he was opposed to the method developed by Erasmus for studying the New Testament , which was written in Greek, and he asked his friend not to publish it. But later he changed his mind and saw the exceptional value. Because of this, Dorpius got into trouble with his faculty, so his appointment as a full professor was postponed. To appease the members of his faculty, he pointed out the inadequacies of the work of Erasmus. In 1519 the friendship between Dorpius and Erasmus was restored and Dorpius was finally appointed university professor.

Dorpius was known as a Lutheran. In his "Apologia" he defended his objections to the conviction of Martin Luther in 1521 at the Diet of Worms . In 1523 Dorpius was appointed Rector magnificus of his university. A task that he could only complete for a short time, he died in 1525.

There are also 49 letters from and to Erasmus, Franciscus van Cranevelt (1485–1564), Frans van Busleyden and Beatus Rhenanus .

Juan Luis Vives wrote a poem in his honor that was published in 1528.

Works (selection)

  • Oratio de laudibus sigillatim cuiusque disciplinarum Leuven 1513, Dirk Martens (printer)
  • Concio de diue virginis deiparae in coelum assumptione Leuven 1514, Dirk Martens
  • Dialogus in quo Venus & Cupido omnes adhibent versutias ... Leuven 1514, Dirk Martens
  • Oratio in praelectionem epistularum diui Pauli Antwerp, 1519

literature

  • IP Bejczy: Maarten van Dorp. In: Jan Bloemendal en Chris Heesakkers, eds., Bio-bibliografie van Nederlandse Humanisten. Digital uitgave DWC / Huygens Instituut KNAW (The Hague 2009).
  • H. de Vocht: Gerard Morinck's Life of Maarten van Dorp in Monumenta Humanistica Lovaniensia, pp. 123-250, Leuven, 1934

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Willem Frederik Dankbaar: Martin Bucer relations with the Netherlands. Vol. 9 Church history studies, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg 2013, ISBN 978-9-4015-0758-5 , p. 3
  2. ^ Dorf, Maarten van (1485-1525), www.dwc.knaw.nl [1]
  3. ↑ Voorouders (en nakomelingen) van Martinus Meeusz Dorpius, www.genealogieonline.nl [2]
personal data
SURNAME Dorp, Martin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dorpius, Martinus (full name); Dorp, Maarten Bartholomeus van (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch humanist; Theologian and professor at the University of Leuven
DATE OF BIRTH around 1485
PLACE OF BIRTH Naaldwijk ( Westland )
DATE OF DEATH May 31, 1525
Place of death Lions