Morten Pedersen (theologian)
Morten Pedersen (also: Martin Petri, Ernopotamius, Grenovensis ; born November 10, 1537 in Grenaa , † June 16, 1595 in Roskilde ) was a Danish Protestant theologian, historian and astronomer.
Life
Pedersen had attended school in Aarhus and then began studying at the University of Copenhagen . He continued this on May 30, 1559 at the University of Wittenberg , where on March 8, 1562 he acquired the academic degree of a master's degree in philosophy. After returning to Denmark he became theological reading master in Sorø Monastery in 1562 and abbot of the monastery in 1565 .
During that time he was mainly concerned with historical research on the personalities of Denmark. To do this, he researched a large inventory of the monastery, evaluated the memorial plaques of the monastery and wrote a calendar containing the basic data of Danish history (Biskop Absalons og Mr. Esbern Snares ...) . Paul Ebers Calendarium historicum , whom he met personally and during his work in Wittenberg, was probably the model for the work .
After he became pastor at the cathedral in Roskilde in 1572 and canon there in 1582, he mainly dealt with astronomical considerations. So he wrote a book about a comet (no longer verifiable today) and dealt with the Stella Nova by Tycho Brahe . On May 31, 1573 he married Dorothe († March 27, 1599 in Roskilde), the daughter of the mayor of Kolding Sören Kjaer.
Works
- Biskop Absalons and Mr. Esbern Snares originates from and aristocratic tribe, desligeste Sorø Klosters første Fundats and Fundatores. 1589
- Tycho Brahe's “Stella nova” . 1572
literature
- HF Rordam: Pedersen, Morten . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 12 : Münch – Peirup . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1898, p. 630 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Album Academiae Vitebergensis Volume Secundum . Halle (Saale) 1894, p. 6, column a, line 30
- ↑ 2. Deanery Book of the phil. Faculty of the University of Wittenberg UA Halle XXXXV, 1.2
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pedersen, Morten |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Petri, Martin; Ernopotamius; Grenovensis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish Protestant theologian, historian and astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1537 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grenaa |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 16, 1595 |
| Place of death | Roskilde |