Nicolaus Schwebel

Nicolaus Schwebel (also Nikolaus ; born August 19, 1713 in Nuremberg ; † December 7, 1773 in Ansbach ) was a German classical philologist , poet and educator .

Life

Schwebel was the son of a wealthy Nuremberg miller. He attended the Latin school of St. Lorenz and then the Nuremberg grammar school . He was also a choirboy at the Nuremberg Frauenkirche . In 1732 he went to study at the University of Altdorf and from there in 1735 to the universities in Leipzig , Wittenberg , Halle and Jena . After his return in 1737 he was awarded a master's degree from Altdorf University . In 1738 he was employed as court master by the von Falcken banking family in Vienna . In 1740 he came back to the University of Altdorf, obtained the Venia legendi and became an alumni inspector. Later it is regularly carried out with doctoral degrees ; when he acquired it is unknown.

Schwebel was hired as the rector of the Nuremberg grammar school in 1743 . In 1750 he also received the professorship for the Greek language. He is said to have developed the institution further. He declined calls from, among others, Göttingen and Regensburg . In 1764 he accepted the position of rector and professor at the illustrious Carolinum grammar school in Ansbach . Among other things, he was known for his classic editions. These are still in the historical library of the Ansbacher Gymnasium today.

Schwebel had been a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences since 1762 . On September 29, 1772 he was elected a member (matriculation no. 770) of the Leopoldina with the surname Isokrates .

Works (selection)

Schwebel has written various poems in German and Latin.

Biōnos kai Moschu Eidyllia , Venice 1746 ( digitized version ).

Onosandri Strategicus , Nuremberg 1762 ( digitized version ).

Flavius Vegetius Renatus : Vegetii de re militari Nürnberg 1771 = Strasbourg 1806 ( digitized version ).

literature

Richard Hoche : Schwebel, Nicolaus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 33, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, p. 317 f.
Manfred H. Grieb : Nürnberger Künstlerlexikon: Visual artists, artisans, scholars, collectors, cultural workers and patrons from the 12th to the middle of the 20th century. Walter de Gruyter, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-598-11763-3 , p. 1411.

Web links

Works by and about Nicolaus Schwebel in the German Digital Library

Nikolaus Schwebel's membership entry at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on September 17, 2017.

Individual evidence

^ Historical library of the Carolinum grammar school in the manual of historical book collections in Germany, Austria and Europe.
^ Johann Daniel Ferdinand Neigebaur : History of the Imperial Leopoldino-Carolinian German Academy of Natural Scientists during the second century of its existence. Friedrich Frommann, Jena 1860, p. 231 ( digitized version ).

personal data
SURNAME	Schwebel, Nicolaus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Schwebel, Nikolaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German classical philologist, poet and educator
DATE OF BIRTH	August 19, 1713
PLACE OF BIRTH	Nuremberg
DATE OF DEATH	December 7, 1773
Place of death	Ansbach

[1] Historical library of the Carolinum grammar school in the manual of historical book collections in Germany, Austria and Europe.

[2] Johann Daniel Ferdinand Neigebaur : History of the Imperial Leopoldino-Carolinian German Academy of Natural Scientists during the second century of its existence. Friedrich Frommann, Jena 1860, p. 231 ( digitized version ).