Peter Homphaeus II
Peter Homphaeus II (the elder) (* around 1470 in Ernst (Mosel) ; † 1537 in Oberlahnstein ) was a German priest , scientist and teacher .
life and career
Peter Homphaeus II was the nephew of Peter Homphaeus I and was born around 1470 in Ernst on the Moselle. He enjoyed his school education with his uncle which he graduated in 1517. Subsequently, he enrolled in Cologne in order to successfully complete his doctorate for a licentiate in the humanities there on March 13, 1522 . He gained an excellent reputation among his colleagues and eventually became a teacher of Greek and Latin in Emmerich . Due to his resistance to the Reformation , however, he left Emmerich again to take a pastoral position in Oberlahnstein for his protection, where he died under unexplained circumstances.
literature
- Alfons Friderichs (Ed.): Homphaeus II. Dr. Peter . In: Personalities of the Cochem-Zell District, Kliomedia, Trier 2004, ISBN 3-89890-084-3 , p. 160.
- Heinz Schmitt: The Homphäus family of scholars, study foundations of the Cochem family in Emmerich and Trier , Heimatjahrbuch (HJB) Cochem-Zell 2019, pp. 141–144
Works
- Homphaeus, Peter the Elder as a contributor to the Vita beati Antonij monachi, Cologne 1516.Retrieved on October 17, 2018
Web links
- Entry on Peter Homphaeus II in the Rhineland-Palatinate personal database
- Peter Homphäus, the elder, in Germania-Sacra. Retrieved on October 17, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Peter Homphaeus II |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Homphaeus, Peter (the elder) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German priest and teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1470 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ernst (Moselle) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1537 |
| Place of death | Oberlahnstein |