Samuel Andreae
Samuel Andreae (* 1640 in Danzig ; † January 6, 1699 in Marburg ) was a German Reformed theologian.
Live and act
Andreae studied from 1656 at the University of Heidelberg , where she was a student of Johann Heinrich Hottinger the Elder. Ä. and Friedrich Spanheim . After two years he moved to the University of Groningen , where he studied with Jakob Alting (1618–1679) and Samuel Maresius (1599–1673).
After successfully completing his studies, Andreae went on a grand tour to and through England. When he came back from it, he accepted a position at the high school in Herborn . In 1665 he took over a lectureship in Greek language and philosophy there. In 1671 he was promoted to Dr. theol. PhD .
In 1674 Andreae accepted a position at the University of Marburg and worked there as a professor of eloquence and history. Two years later he also took over the ministry at this university.
Andreae is regarded as a representative of the ideas of Johannes Coccejus (Coccejanism) and René Descartes ( Cartesianism ) and in this capacity he was in opposition to the theologians Johann Rudolf Zwinger ( Basel ), Johannes Musaeus ( Jena ) and Hector Gottfried Masius ( Copenhagen ).
Works
- with Johann Philipp Jordis, Salomon Schadewitz and Martin Johann Häsbart : Disquisitio Historico-Physica de Sepulcro Muhammedis , Schadewitz Marburg 1677.
literature
- Julius August Wagenmann: Andreä, Samuel . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 448.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Andreae, Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German reformed theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1640 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Danzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 6, 1699 |
| Place of death | Marburg |