Valentin Friderici
Valentin Friderici also: Friedrich, Friederici (born April 28, 1630 in Schmalkalden ; † April 28, 1702 in Leipzig ) was a German philologist and Protestant theologian.
Life
Friderici came from a poor background. He originally learned the trade of a cutler. During the Thirty Years' War in 1645, sponsors made it possible for him to study at the University of Leipzig . Accompanied by financial bottlenecks, he did not acquire the academic degree of a master's degree in philosophy in Leipzig until 1653 . After he had secured his livelihood for some time through private lectures and the publication of writings, he was appointed assessor (or adjunct ) of the philosophical faculty in 1664 .
He obtained a position as a collegiate at the great prince's college and in 1666 was admitted to the theological faculty as a baccalaureate . During this time he devoted himself to a wide variety of philosophical topics. He wrote writings on ethics, music and theological topics. At the age of sixty, Friderici was finally appointed professor of the Hebrew language in 1692 . He underpinned his inclination to theological subjects when he obtained his licentiate in theology in 1698 . Friderici also took part in the organizational tasks of the Leipzig University. He was dean of the philosophical faculty five times and rector of the alma mater in the 1700 summer semester .
The unmarried Friderici bequeathed his fortune to the city and the University of Leipzig. So he left some books to the Leipzig council school. Through him, the Franconian nation received a free meal (scholarship) and the university's widows' fund also received grants (insurance for surviving widows of university teachers). Friderici was originally buried in the Paulinerkirche in Leipzig . His tombstone is now in the epitaphs gallery in the New Paulinum of the University of Leipzig.
literature
- Friderici, Valentin. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 9, Leipzig 1735, column 1913.
- Christian Gottlieb Jöcher : Compendioses Scholar Lexicon: in it the scholars of all classes so well… . Johann Friedrich Gelditsch jr., Leipzig 1733, Volume 1, Sp. 1156, Textarchiv - Internet Archive
- Hermann Mendel, August Reissmann: Musical Conversations Lexicon: An encyclopedia of the entire musical sciences. Verlag Robert Oppenheim, Berlin, 1874, Volume 4, p. 61
- Andreas Gößner: Valentin Friderici. In: Faces of the University. Issue 2/2004, ISSN 0947-1049 ; uni-leipzig.de (PDF) see also online edition
Web links
- Works by and about Valentin Friderici in the German Digital Library
- Publications by and about Valentin Friderici in VD 17 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Friderici, Valentin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Valentin Friedrich; Valentin Friederici |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German philologist and Protestant theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1630 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schmalkalden |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 28, 1702 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |