Matthias Fronius

Title page of the first print of The Saxony in Transylvania statute by Matthias Fronius, Kronstadt 1583

Matthias Fronius (born February 28, 1522 in Kronstadt ; † 1588 ibid.) Was a Lutheran clergyman and city judge in Kronstadt, Transylvania . He was the editor of the collection of laws of the Saxons in Transylvania: Statuta or Eigen Landtrecht (Sibiu 1583), Latin Statvta Jvrivm Mvnicipalivm Saxonvm inn Transylvania (Kronstadt 1583), the codification of the Transylvanian-Saxon Eygenland law .

Fronius studied theology with Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon at the University of Wittenberg until 1543 . He then worked first as a teacher, 1545–46 as rector of the Collegium Barcense . 1545–69 he worked as a city notary and at the same time senator (until 1573). In 1573 he was elected to the office of Stadthannen . In 1588 he was elected co-judge of the sick city judge Lukas Hirscher, but died in the same year.

Works

The Saxons in Transylvania: Statuta or own land law . Overlooked by Matthiam Fronium, increased and with kings. Majest. Printed in Pohlen Gnad und Privilegio Anno MDLXXXIII (1583). Sibiu ( urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb00103612-1 ).
Statvta Jvrivm Mvnicipalivm Saxonvm inn Transylvania . Opera Mat. Fronii. revisa, locupletata, cum gratia regia et Privilegio decennali. 1583. Corona. Other editions: Hermannstadt 1711, Klausenburg 1779 and 1815/16 ( urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb10543629-2 ; urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb10543628-2 ).

Web links

Publications by and about Matthias Fronius in VD 16 .

Individual evidence

↑ George Michael Gottlieb von Herrmann: The old Kronstadt: a Transylvanian city and country history up to 1800. Volume 1 (= writings on regional studies of Transylvania. Volume 32). Böhlau, Köln Weimar 2010, ISBN 978-3-412-20439-6 , p. XII ( limited preview in the Google book search).
↑ Joseph Trausch: Writer's Lexicon or biographical-literary thought sheets of the Transylvanian Germans . tape 1 . Johann Gött & Sohn, Kronstadt 1868, p. 358–366 ( digitized in the Google book search). Supplement: Volume 6. Böhlau, Cologne Weimar 1998, ISBN 3-412-09697-0 , p. 168 ( limited preview in the Google book search).

personal data
SURNAME	Fronius, Matthias
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Lutheran clergyman, city judge and author of the Eygenland law in Transylvania
DATE OF BIRTH	February 28, 1522
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kronstadt , Transylvania
DATE OF DEATH	1588
Place of death	Kronstadt , Transylvania

[1] George Michael Gottlieb von Herrmann: The old Kronstadt: a Transylvanian city and country history up to 1800. Volume 1 (= writings on regional studies of Transylvania. Volume 32). Böhlau, Köln Weimar 2010, ISBN 978-3-412-20439-6 , p. XII ( limited preview in the Google book search).

[2] Joseph Trausch: Writer's Lexicon or biographical-literary thought sheets of the Transylvanian Germans . tape 1 . Johann Gött & Sohn, Kronstadt 1868, p. 358–366 ( digitized in the Google book search). Supplement: Volume 6. Böhlau, Cologne Weimar 1998, ISBN 3-412-09697-0 , p. 168 ( limited preview in the Google book search).