Severus Christoph Olpius

Severus Christoph Olpius also: Olp, Olpe, Olpio (born October 22, 1623 in Eisenach ; † January 13, 1673 in Römhild ) was a German moral philosopher and Lutheran theologian .

Life

Olpius was born as the son of Eisenach archdeacon Christoph Olp (born March 18, 1585 in Eisenach; † September 9, 1655 ibid.) And his wife Margaretha (born July 15, 1587 in Eisenach; born February 8, 1647 ibid.), Daughter of the rector of the school in Eisenach Valentin Weinrich (* 1553 in Steina; † September 26, 1622 in Eisenach), born.

From 1639 he grew up with the Counts of Farnroda and on May 27, 1641 he moved to the Gotha high school . After falling ill in early 1644, he left the high school there on April 5, 1641. On May 15, 1644 he moved to the University of Jena , where he first completed studies at the philosophical faculty. For this purpose he attended the lectures on moral philosophy with Philipp Horst , on logic and metaphysics with Daniel Stahl , on the Hebrew language with Paul Slevogt , on physics with Johann Zeisold and on history with Johann Christfried Sagittarius . On September 6, 1644 he was awarded the bachelor's degree and on March 22, 1647 the academic degree of master's degree in philosophy.

He then completed theological studies with Johannes Major , Gottfried Cundisius , Johannes Musaeus and Johannes Tobias Major , worked as a private tutor and took part in the lectures at the Jena University. After he had rejected his father's substitute and a high school professorship in Coburg, he became professor of poetry and extraordinary professor of morality at the Salana on January 16, 1656 . During this activity he also took part in the organizational tasks, so he was dean of the philosophical faculty and in the summer semester of 1663 was rector of the alma mater . In 1665 he was appointed superintendent in Römhild and in 1668 Olpius obtained his theological doctorate under Sebastian Niemann in Jena.

After suffering several health problems, he died at the age of forty-nine. His body was buried on January 19th of that year in the Römhilder collegiate church.

family

Olpius was married twice.

His first marriage was on August 25, 1656 in Jena with Rebecka Wallich (* April 27, 1637 in Jena † May 3, 1669 in Römhild), the daughter of the Jena school principal and deacon Johannes Wilhelm Wallich (* August 3, 1591 in Weimar ; † January 28, 1656 in Jena) and his wife Katharina Kühn (born June 10, 1600 in Weimar; † September 12, 1677 in Jena). The marriage resulted in six children, of whom a daughter and two pairs of twins were born. The children are known to include the daughter Katharina Rebecka Olpius († young), Johannes Christoph Olpius († February 20, 1672 in Römhild), Theodosius Johannes Olpius († 1670 Römhild) and the only son Christian Ernst Olpius who survived the father.

Olpius got his second marriage on February 7, 1671 in Römhild with Anna Dorothea Seifart (* Coburg), the daughter of the general superintendent of Coburg Tobias Seifart (* November 11, 1608 in Weißenfels; † April 10, 1664 in Coburg) Third wife Anna Ursula Körner, the daughter of the mayor of Coburg Andreas Körner (born March 1, 1598 in Coburg; † May 16, 1660 ibid.). In the marriage, a son was born on July 15, 1672 in Römhild, who died immediately after the emergency baptism.

Works (selection)

Positionum Logicarum Decas. Jena 1648
Fictitia monarchia pontificis Romani debilitata: he consideratio ac ventilatio Philosophica aliquotrationum, quibus Cardinalis Bellarminus ac Jesuitarum nonnulli PR Primarum adstruere conantur. Jena 1652 (present Johann Ernst Gerhard, online )
Syntheo legatus. Jena 1652 (Resp.Johann Erhard, online )
Disp. de metallis. Jena 1652 (Resp.Johann Nicolaus Erhard)
Disp. polit. de electione. Jena 1653 (Resp.Rudolph Heinrich Ziegler, online )
Theses Politicae De Politica In Genere & Societate Prima. Jena 1654 (Resp.author Damman, online )
Disputatio Prima De Providentia Dei Philosophice considerata. Jena 1656 (Resp. Wilhelm Zesch (1629–1682), online )
Disputatio politica De natura civitatis in genere. Jena 1659 (Resp.Johann Hubel, online )
Disputatio Ethica De Amore Sui, ex Aristotelis c. viii. Lib. IX. Ethic. ad Nicomach. descripto. Jena 1659 (Resp. Philipp Müller, online )
Libri Primi Politicorum Aristotelis Cum Paraphrasi Heinsiana Emendatius Editorum. Jena 1660 (Resp. Abraham Schönberg, online )
Aristotelis Politicorum Libri Tertii. Jena 1660 (Resp. Justus Jonas von Kospoth)
Aristotelis Politicorum Libri Octo. Jena 1660 ( online )
Disp. pole. hist. de aulico. Jena 1661 (Resp. Johann Jacob Fuhrmann (1638-), online )
Aulicus Pastorii inculpatus in gratiam studiosae iuventutis denuo editus. Jena 1662 (Resp. Joachim Pastoris, online )
De vera nobilitate. Jena 1662 (Resp.Simone Simonis, online )
Quaestionum philosophicarum triga. Jena 1662 (Resp. Martin Titius)
Disputatio politica De jure monetarum. Jena 1663 (Resp.Johann Georg Krull, online )
Disp. eth. polit. de mixtis s. ambiguis. Jena 1663 (Resp.Georg Siegfried Kornfeil von Weinfelden, online )
?? Disp. pole. de potestate principum circa sacra semper inviolabili. Jena 1663 (Resp.Johann Peter Müller, online )
Discursus pol.??de arcanis senatus aristocratici. Jena 1663 (Resp. Daniel Schönefeld, online )
Disputatio Politica De Potestate Principum Circa Sacra Semper Inviolabili. Jena 1663 (Resp.Johann Peter Mylius, online )
Burning and penance sermon in memory of the miserable fire that fell on Römhild, the seventh day of the autumn month. In the year of the holy seed Christia MDCIX was born. Coburg 1666 ( online )
Disputatio Inauguralis De Antichristo, Hilario à S. Anastasio Carmelitae Discalceato potissimùm opposita. Jena 1668 (present Sebastian Niemann, online )

literature

Johann Caspar Zeumer, Christoph Weissenborn: Vitae Professorum Theologiae, Jurisprudentiae, Medicinae et Philosophiae qui in illustri Academia Jenensi, ab ipsius fundatione ad nostra usque tempora vixerunt et adhuc vivunt una cum scriptis a quolibet editis quatuor classibus. Johann Felici Bieleck, Jena, 1711, p. 128, (Philosophers, Online )
Olpe or Olpius (Severus Christoph). In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 25, Leipzig 1740, column 1355 f.
Christian Gottlieb Jöcher : General Scholar Lexicon, Darinne the scholars of all classes, both male and female, who lived from the beginning of the world to the present day, and made themselves known to the learned world, After their birth, life, remarkable stories, Withdrawals and writings from the most credible scribes are described in alphabetical order. Verlag Johann Friedrich Gleditsch , Leipzig, 1751, Vol. 3, Sp. 1070, ( online )
Theodosius Wider: Praise of the Holy Scriptures / About the 92nd verse of the 119th Psalm / Bey of the funeral of the once highly venerable / great esteemed and learned Mr. Severi Christophori Olpii, the H. Schrifft Doctoris, pastors and superintendents to Römhild etc. Johann Conrad Mönch , Coburg, 1673 ( online )

Individual evidence

↑ according to the Thuringian pastor's book. Vol. 4, he is said to have been baptized on October 20th
↑ Johann Christoph Seld: "Whose faithful and chosen ones Heartfelt desire / Bey Volckreicher corpse entombment of the former well mercy / Much honor and virtuous women Rebecken / The well venerable / great esteemed and highly learned Mr. Severi Christophori Olpii, the H. Schrifft well-known doctoris, also to the well-ordained pastors and superintendents to Römhild hertzlieben HaußEhre: who fell asleep on the 3rd day of the month of May, this 1669th year / in their Heyland and Redeemer / under the prayer and shouts of their dear spouse and other people present / and then on the following 6th day of the covered month / in the parish church there / in the body after / in their resting room. "Mönch, Coburg, 1669, ( Online and Stolb. LP Vol. 4)
^ Thuringian Pastors' Book. Vol. 8, manuscript
↑ Johann Christoph Seld: “Their chosen children of God Feyer dress and Oesterliche Herrligkeit. From the 2nd cap. Tobiae v. 18. We are children of the saints / [et] c. Remain firm for him: Bey ... funeral burial of ... Mr. Tobiae Seifarti, the H. Schrifft well-known Doctoris, the Principality of Coburg and Hennenbergischen Antheil, superintendent Generalis, primarii Pastoris ... Which in the 1664th year on 10. Aprilis ... soft and blissful ... fell asleep / and on the following 14th, now-said month ... in the parish church there was settled. "Mönch, Coburg, 1665 ( online )
↑ Stolb LP

personal data
SURNAME	Olpius, Severus Christoph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Olp, Severus Christoph; Olpe, Severus Christoph; Olpio, Severus Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German moral philosopher and Lutheran theologian
DATE OF BIRTH	October 22, 1623
PLACE OF BIRTH	Eisenach
DATE OF DEATH	January 13, 1673
Place of death	Römhild

[1] rding to the Thuringian pastor's book. Vol. 4, he is said to have been baptized on October 20th

[2] Johann Christoph Seld: "Whose faithful and chosen ones Heartfelt desire / Bey Volckreicher corpse entombment of the former well mercy / Much honor and virtuous women Rebecken / The well venerable / great esteemed and highly learned Mr. Severi Christophori Olpii, the H. Schrifft well-known doctoris, also to the well-ordained pastors and superintendents to Römhild hertzlieben HaußEhre: who fell asleep on the 3rd day of the month of May, this 1669th year / in their Heyland and Redeemer / under the prayer and shouts of their dear spouse and other people present / and then on the following 6th day of the covered month / in the parish church there / in the body after / in their resting room. "Mönch, Coburg, 1669, ( Online and Stolb. LP Vol. 4)

[3] Thuringian Pastors' Book. Vol. 8, manuscript

[4] Johann Christoph Seld: “Their chosen children of God Feyer dress and Oesterliche Herrligkeit. From the 2nd cap. Tobiae v. 18. We are children of the saints / [et] c. Remain firm for him: Bey ... funeral burial of ... Mr. Tobiae Seifarti, the H. Schrifft well-known Doctoris, the Principality of Coburg and Hennenbergischen Antheil, superintendent Generalis, primarii Pastoris ... Which in the 1664th year on 10. Aprilis ... soft and blissful ... fell asleep / and on the following 14th, now-said month ... in the parish church there was settled. "Mönch, Coburg, 1665 ( online )

[5] Stolb LP