Samuel Knight
Samuel Ritter (born May 30, 1624 in Halle (Saale) ; † November 19, 1657 ibid) was a German legal scholar .
Life
The son of the assessor at the Schöppenstuhl in Halle and the Magdeburg state counsel Samuel Ritter (born June 16, 1597 in Eisleben, † June 27, 1647 in Halle), had already received a good education from his father. After the acquisition of the university, he had his academic studies at the University of Leipzig started, was on 20 June 1642 at the University of Wittenberg gone and there had in 1644 the highest philosophical degree of Magister acquired. In order to be trained as a lawyer, following the example of his father, he then continued his studies in Leipzig. In 1647 he left Saxony and said goodbye to his father to teach the children of the patrician Dietrich Langermann in Hamburg . Only when he heard the news of his father's death did he return to his homeland.
He then devoted himself to academic life. To this end, he had obtained a licentiate in law in Wittenberg on May 5, 1648 , became a councilor in Wittenberg in 1651 and was appointed full professor of the institutions on December 13, 1652 . In addition, he had become an assessor at the Wittenberg court and at the law faculty. In order to fulfill the tasks assigned to him his doctorate he on 18 January 1653 to the doctor of the rights and was in the summer semester 1657 rector of the alma mater . Ritter, who fell ill after completing his doctorate, continued to suffer from that disease. After the tenure of his rectorate, he wanted to visit his hometown, where he died. His body was transferred to Wittenberg and buried there.
Works (selection)
- Diss. Luridica dissertationes de concursu et cumulatione actionum. Wittenberg 1646
- de exceptionibus
- Diss. Luridica de appellationibus. Wittenberg 1649
- de contractibus et obligatioibus
- In obitum immaturum Viri Consultissimi Dn. Samuelis Ritteri Hala-Saxonis Collegae Coniunctissimi ... Decanus, Senior, Et Reliqui Doctores Facultatis Iuridicae. Witteberg 1657
- Dissertatio Iuridica De Iure Naturali Gentium Et Civili Quam ... consensu Magnifici ICtorum ordinis, sub Praesidio ... Dn. Samuelis Ritteri ... Publico Eruditorum Examini subiicit Conradus Gantzland Hala-Saxo Ad diem Novemb. In Auditorio ICtorum. Witteberg 1654
- De Apostolis Consentiente Amplissimo ICtorum Collegio, Praeside ... Dn. Samuele knights ... disputabit Gottfried Herwig / Ascan. Saxo. ad d. Feb. Witteberg 1654
literature
- Johann Christoph von Dreyhaupt : Pagus Neletizi et Nudzici, or detailed diplomatic-historical description of the former primacy and Ertz-Stifft, but now secularized by the Duchy of Magdeburg, which belongs to the Duchy of Magdeburg, and of all the cities, palaces, offices, Manors, aristocratic families, churches, monasteries, parishes and villages, especially the cities of Halle, Neumarckt, Glaucha, Wettin, Löbegün, Cönnern and Alsleben; From Actis publicis and credible ... news, collected diligently, reinforced with many unprinted documents, adorned with copperplate engravings and abstracts, and provided with the necessary registers. Emanuel Schneider, Halle 1749/50, Volume 2, p. 698
- Johannes Linke: Martin Rinkart's sacred songs, together with a representation of the life and works of the poet, based on the sources, in connection with Heinrich Rembe from Eisleben. Verlag Friedrich Andreas Perthes, Gotha 1886, p. 150
- Max Senf (senior): Calendarium Historicum Vitebergense. Wittenberg 1912
- Walter Friedensburg : History of the University of Wittenberg. Max Niemeyer, Halle (Saale) 1917
- Paul Gottlieb Kettner: The Raths-Collegio of the Chur-City Wittenberg. Wolfenbüttel 1734
- Bernhard Weissenborn: Album Academiae Vitebergensis - Younger Series Part 1 (1602–1660). Magdeburg 1934
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knight, Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German legal scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1624 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halle (Saale) |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 1657 |
| Place of death | Halle (Saale) |