Michael Heberer (writer)

Born in the Hebererhaus (state before the 2007 fire)

Michael Heberer (* around 1560 in Bretten ; † after 1623 ) was a German travel writer and poet.

Life

Heberer was related to Philipp Melanchthon on his mother's side . He was the son of Johann Heberer and Katharina Schwarzerdt. This was the daughter of Georg Schwarzerdt, the brother of the reformer Philipp Melanchthon (Schwarzerdt). Heberer first attended school in his hometown and then went to high school in Heidelberg . He began studying at the University of Wittenberg in 1575, continued at the University of Leipzig in 1587 and probably also attended the University of Heidelberg .

He then went on a journey that took him from 1582 via France and Italy to Egypt . In May 1585 he was taken prisoner by the Turks, whereupon he spent three years as a slave on a galley. After he had regained his freedom in 1587, he returned to Germany via Italy and Spain and entered the service of Elector Friedrich IV of the Palatinate in 1592 , where he rose to become a chancellery.

After traveling three more times, his biography appeared in Heidelberg in 1610, describing his experiences in the Orient. This description, reissued in 1710, describes his experiences, strange ways of life, religious customs, buildings and works of art as well as nature. Heberer also wrote Latin and German poems.

The house where he was born, the so-called Hebererhaus in Bretten, was destroyed by a devastating fire on the night of September 6th to 7th, 2007. In May 2009 it became known that the reconstruction was being delayed due to massive problems with insurance; the house has been under construction since 2010.

Works

• Aegyptiaca servitus , Heidelberg 1610 ( digitized version ) and reprint under the title Chur-Pfältzischer Robinson , Frankfurt / M. / Leipzig 1747

literature

• Gabriele Henkel: Heberer, Michael , in: Walther Killy (ed.): Literature Lexicon: Authors and works in the German language. (15 volumes) Gütersloh; Munich: Bertelsmann-Lexikon-Verl. 1988–1991 (CD-ROM Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-932544-13-7 ) Vol. 5, pp. 93-94
• Jakob Franck :  Heberer, Michael . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 197 f.
• Volker Press :  Heberer, Michael. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1969, ISBN 3-428-00189-3 , p. 170 ( digitized version ).

Web links

• Literature by and about Michael Heberer in the catalog of the German National Library
• Publications by and about Michael Heberer in VD 17 .
• Ed / Gruber : General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts VOLUME Sect. 2 T. 3 p. 303

Individual evidence

1. ↑ the family Zingräf site, accessed on 22 March 1015 [1]
2. ↑ Volker Press :  Heberer, Michael. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1969, ISBN 3-428-00189-3 , p. 170 ( digitized version ).
3. ↑ Press review (keyword search “Heberer-Haus”) of the Bretten Citizens' Working Group ; Carpentry work ( Memento of the original from June 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. the construction company with a photo of the roof structure that has now been erected.