Nikolaus Leutinger

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Nikolaus Leutinger (* around 1554 in Altlandsberg ; † April 14, 1612 in Osterburg ) was a German theologian, chronicler, poet and historian.

Life

He was born the son of the preacher of the same name (* 1524, † February 25, 1581), had attended schools in Altlandsberg, Bernau , Spandau and in 1568 was accepted into the Saxon Princely School in Meissen . Under the rector Georg Fabricius , he familiarized himself with the story and gained a fondness for classical languages. On November 28, 1572 he moved to the University of Wittenberg and moved to the University of Frankfurt (Oder) because of the theological disputes . There he earned the academic degree of a master's degree in philosophy.

In 1575 he became principal of the school in Crossen , which he resigned after a year. In 1581 he was given the pastoral office of his father, which he gave up again in 1583. He then traveled to several European countries, was crowned Poeta Laurus in Denmark and settled in Wittenberg in 1587. In Wittenberg he developed his work, which dealt with the different peoples within the Mark Brandenburg since the beginning of the Flood. At the time, Balthasar Menz the Younger , who at the same time dealt with the history of the Saxon electors, was at his side. After traveling further, he died in Osterburg.

He wrote various books on the history of the Mark Brandenburg . His most important works are the Thirty Books of Brandenburg History (originally in Latin ).

In Berlin-Spandau a path was named after him.

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  1. ↑ Leuthingerweg. In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near  Kaupert )
personal data
SURNAME Leutinger, Nikolaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian
DATE OF BIRTH around 1554
PLACE OF BIRTH Altlandsberg
DATE OF DEATH April 14, 1612
Place of death Osterburg