Matthew Aurogallus
Matthäus Aurogallus (actually Matthäus Goldhahn ; * around 1490 in Komotau ; † November 10, 1543 in Wittenberg ) was a German-speaking humanist , historian, linguist, Hebraist and university professor of Bohemian origin.
Life
In his homeland in Bohemia , Aurogallus was first a student, then a teacher at the school founded by Bohuslaus Lobkowicz von Hassenstein in the time of humanism . In 1512 he went to the University of Leipzig as a student , acquired the Baccalaureus Artium there in 1515 and was professor of Greek, Latin and Hebrew in Wittenberg from 1519 , where he joined Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon due to his language skills in the preparation of old manuscripts Collaborator on Luther's translation of the Bible . He benefited from his good general education and pedagogical skills. He wrote a Hebrew and Chaldean grammar (1523/1525), was the author of a chronicle of the dukes and kings of Bohemia and a Hebrew historiographical real dictionary (1526-1539) in Latin.
Aurogallus is said to have been a calm and agreeable person. Through the mediation of Melanchthon Georg Spalatin he received a master's a professor of Hebrew as the successor of St. Matthew Adriani . For two decades, Matthäus Aurogallus has taught a considerable number of pupils and students, including Jakob Jonas and Ambrosius Moibanus . His collaboration in the translation of the Old Testament into the early New High German language (Luther Bible) was intended to serve a “purer theology” in order to secure the original revelation of God to people. He was increasingly concerned with Aramaic languages , especially Chaldean.
In 1542 Matthäus Aurogallus (Goldhahn) became rector of the University of Wittenberg and died a year later in Wittenberg.
Fonts
- Compendium Hebraeae Grammatices 1523 to 1525
- de Hebraeis urbium locorumque nominibus 1526 to 1539
- Chronicle of the dukes and kings of Bohemia
literature
- Heribert Sturm : Biographical lexicon on the history of the Bohemian countries. Published on behalf of the Collegium Carolinum (Institute) , Vol. I, R. Oldenbourg Verlag Munich Vienna, 1979, ISBN 3-486-49491-0 , p. 32
- Sepp Seiffert: The face of your home. A Komotauer picture book, 1959, Chomutov
- The Germans in Bohemia and Moravia, 1950, p. 153 ff.
- Vaclav / Wenzel Vladivoj Tomek: History of the University of Prague, 1849
- Hermann Wendorf : Aurogallus, Matthäus. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 457 ( digitized version ).
- Walter Friedensburg : History of the University of Wittenberg . 1917
- Heinz Scheible: Melanchthon's correspondence. People . Volume 11
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Aurogallus (Goldhahn), Matthäus. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 304.
- Johann Karl Seidemann : Aurogallus, Matthäus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 691 f.
- Aurogallus (Matthew). In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 2, Leipzig 1732, column 2225.
- Aurogallus, Matthew . In: Johann Gottlob Wilhelm Dunkel: Historically critical messages from deceased scholars and their writings . 1st volume, 2nd part, Cörner, Cöthen 1753
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Aurogallus, Matthew |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Goldhahn, Matthew |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German historian, linguist and Hebraist |
DATE OF BIRTH | around 1490 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Komotau |
DATE OF DEATH | November 10, 1543 |
Place of death | Wittenberg |