Matthias Fronius
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
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).
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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 |