Theodor Adamius
Theodor Adamius (born February 23, 1566 in Berka near Osterode; † November 14, 1613 in Helmstedt ) was a German lawyer and professor at the University of Helmstedt .
Live and act
Theodor Adamius, the son of a pastor, attended the Martineum grammar school in Braunschweig and the Ilfeld monastery school. In 1586 he went to Helmstedt to study law . His academic teachers included Johannes Borcholten and Johannes Caselius . In Basel he received his doctorate in law in 1595 .
In 1596 he received a call to the chair of eloquence at the philosophical faculty of the University of Helmstedt as successor to Hartwig Smidenstedt . He was also appointed as an assessor at the Wolfenbüttel court court . In 1604 he left the philosophical faculty and took over a chair for Roman private law at the Helmstedt Faculty of Law . Adamius was twice Vice-Rector of the University and three times Faculty Dean.
In addition to several legal writings, Adamius, who was friends with the humanist Cornelius Martini , also wrote poetry. His contemporaries appreciated his versatile education and his rhetorical skills.
Works (selection)
- Theses de usucapionibus. 1595.
- Oratio funebris Hedvigis Brandenburgicae, Brunsvigensium principis. 1602.
- De utroque officio juventutis academicae oratio Theodori Adamii (in acad. Julia). 1604.
- De pactis. Lucius 1609.
- De Bonis Maternis. Lucius 1612.
literature
- Adamius, Theodor. In: Joachim Rückert, Jürgen Vortmann: Lower Saxony lawyers. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2003, ISBN 3-525-18241-4 , p. 307.
- Wolfgang Lent: Adamius, Theodor. In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Dieter Lent et al. (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 8th to 18th century . Appelhans Verlag, Braunschweig 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7 , p. 25 .
- Additional entry in: Richard Newald: Caselius (Kessel, Chesselius, Bracht, Bractus), Johannes. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 164 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Theodor Adamius in the catalog of the German National Library
- Publications by and about Theodor Adamius in VD 17 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Wolfgang Lent: Adamius, Theodor. In: Wolfgang Lent: Adamius, Theodor. In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Dieter Lent et al. (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 8th to 18th century . Appelhans Verlag, Braunschweig 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7 , p. 25 .
- ↑ See Adamius, Theodor. In: Joachim Rückert, Jürgen Vortmann: Lower Saxony lawyers. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2003, p. 307.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adamius, Theodor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adamus, Theodorus; Adam, Theodor; Adamius, Theodor; Adamius, Theodorus; Adami, Theodor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | uncertain: February 23, 1566 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berka near Osterode |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1613 |
| Place of death | Helmstedt |