Martin Hanke (historian)

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Martin Hanke (also partly Hancke ; born February 15, 1633 in Borne in the soft picture Neumarkt , Hereditary Principality of Breslau ; † April 20, 1709 in Breslau ) was a German school principal and historian who made merits in researching the history of Silesia .

Life

The son of a Protestant pastor acquired his foundations at the Elisabethanum in Breslau for scientific achievements, which is why he was soon able to hold lectures and disputes as a master's degree at the University of Jena (around 1652) . He also acquired the title of imperial poeta laureatus . As court master of a Mr. Wangenheim, when he came to the house of the famous mathematician Erhard Weigel , he achieved such a reputation for his scientific nature that Ernst I (Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg) called him to Gotha to work as a teacher in the Selecta of the grammar school there.

But as early as 1661 he was appointed to teach morality, history and eloquence at the Elisabeth Gymnasium. He then became prorector in 1670 and rector of the Elizabethanum in 1688 and inspector of the entire school system in the city. A testimony to his teaching methods are his "Comments on the Latin speaking of the young students in Breslau" published by Schönborn in 1853 . He was also important as a writer. Apart from his poetic works, which also included school dramas. His work on the history of Silesia, which mostly appeared in the last years of his life, brought him special recognition.

His efforts, which emerged in some writings, to provide evidence that Silesia was originally entirely German, must be regarded as unsuccessful. In Holland, England, and France he was called with honor; Leopold I (Kaiser) assigned him to his court as early as 1679 and had him proposed the post of imperial librarian , and when he refused this because he did not want to become a Catholic, he was dismissed with grace and rich gifts. With a simple lifestyle, the physically not very strong man reached the old age of 76 without having to give up the rector's office. His successor to the Elisabetanum was Gottlob Krantz in 1709.

Works

  • De rerum Romanarum Scriptoribus (1669)
  • De Byzantinarum rerum Scriptoribus 1679
  • De Silesiorum majoribus antiquitates 1702
  • De Silesiae rebus 550–1170 exercitationes (1705)
  • De Silesiae indigenis eruditis (1707)
  • De Silesiae alienindigenis eruditis (1707)

literature

  • Jakob Brucker : Temple of Honor. Augsburg 1747, p. 202 ff. (With picture)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Johann Georg Thomas: Handbook of the literary history of Silesia. Krahn, 1824, page 334 ( digitized version )
  2. ↑ Norbert Conrads: The tolerated university. Page 44 ( digitized version )
  3. ↑ Incorrect indication of the place of birth with Borna.
personal data
SURNAME Hanke, Martin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hancke, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German school principal and historian
DATE OF BIRTH February 15, 1633
PLACE OF BIRTH Borne near Neumarkt , Hereditary Principality of Breslau
DATE OF DEATH April 20, 1709
Place of death Wroclaw