Widmann (family of scholars)

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Family table in the parish book of Württembergisch Franken 1981

The Widmann family (also: Widman) from Schwäbisch Hall provided several lawyers and writers in the 15th and 16th centuries. In the 17th century, family members took up the profession of Protestant clergyman.

Georg Widmann von Bühlertann

Notarial sign of Georg Widmann 1471

Georg Widmann from Bühlertann was a priest (pastor of Tüngental ) and Hall's syndic . He died on January 8, 1513.

Georg Widmann, chronicler

His son Georg Widmann was pastor of Erlach , syndic of the Komburg monastery and chronicler of the imperial city of Schwäbisch Hall. He remained Catholic and died on February 10, 1560 at the age of 73 years and 6 months.

Dr. Georg Rudolf Widmann

Widmann coat of arms (left) on the Widmannhaus
Coat of arms of Dr. Widmann 1571 on donor board in St. Michael zu Hall

The chronicler's son, Dr. Georg Rudolf Widmann (Salicetus), was Haller Syndic, Hohenlohe and knighthood (Canton Odenwald) councilor. He died at the age of 64 on January 6, 1584. In 1561 he built the Widman House .

Achilles Jason Widmann

The son of the chronicler, Achilles Jason Widmann, was Hohenlohischer Vogt zu Neuenstein and author of the Schwankbuch Peter Leu . He did not die after June 24, 1570.

Georg Rudolf Widmann (II.), Komburg clerk

The son of Dr. Widmann, Georg Rudolf, was expelled from his father's house in 1570 at the age of 20 because of a promise of marriage. He lived as a scribe for the Komburg Abbey in Unterlimpurger Strasse 7 and did not die after 1594. According to Gerd Wunder, he was the editor of the Faust book printed in Hamburg in 1599 . But in 2016 Marina Münkler again suggested her son Georg Rudolf (III.). According to the dedication preface, the father of the Faustbuch author was the Hohenlohe councilor Dr. Widmann, but this cannot match the date of the preface September 12, 1599.

Georg Rudolf Widmann (III.), Cantor and teacher

Georg Rudolf's son of the same name, born in 1571, was Cantor and teacher at the Latin School in Hall. In 1605 he applied to be a teacher in Öhringen . He had to leave Hall at the time because he is said to have been involved in the Snail Riots. In 1611 he became Kapellmeister and town clerk in Neuenstein, where he died before 1629 (probably 1628).

Erasmus Widmann

Erasmus Widmann, Georg Rudolfs, the Komburg writer, son (born September 15, 1572 in Schwäbisch Hall, † October 31, 1634 in Rothenburg ob der Tauber ) was a German organist and composer.

Dr. Wilhelm Widmann

Wilhelm Widmann, Georg Rudolf's son, was named Dr. PhD in both rights. He was a lawyer in Markgröningen and later in Hall.

Wilhelm Widmann (II.)

His son Wilhelm (1586–1657) was first pastor in Neipperg in 1613 , then in Honhardt from 1622 until his death .

Johann Wilhelm Widmann

His son Johann Wilhelm Widmann (1618–1684) was also a Protestant clergyman.

Johann Wilhelm Widmann (II.)

His son Johann Wilhelm Widmann (1652–1720) also held several pastoral posts, especially in southern Hesse, most recently from 1714 in Beedenkirchen .

literature

  • Julius Hartmann: A family of writers from Hall . In: Württembergische Vierteljahrshefte für Landesgeschichte 3 (1880), pp. 226–229 online .
  • Ludwig Julius Fränkel:  Widman (n) . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 42, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1897, pp. 344-352.
  • Hall city history sources. Vol. 2: Widmans Chronica . Edited by Christian Kolb. Stuttgart 1904, pp. 11 * -14 *, 31 * f. online .
  • Gerhard Wunder / Georg Lenckner: The citizenship of the imperial city Hall from 1395–1600 . Stuttgart 1956, pp. 660-662.
  • Pastors' book Württembergisch Franconia . Part 2. Arrangement by Otto Haug with the collaboration of Max-Adolf Cramer and Marlene Holtzmann. Stuttgart 1981

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wunder / Lenckner No. 9192.
  2. ↑ Wunder / Lenckner No. 9194; Pastors' book, No. 2932.
  3. ↑ http://www.landesarchiv-bw.de/plink/?f=2-754333 .
  4. ↑ Wunder / Lenckner No. 9205; Pfarrerbuch, p. 504; Funeral sermon .
  5. ↑ Wunder / Lenckner, p. 661; Pfarrerbuch, p. 504; Daniel Stihler. In: Author's Lexicon - Early Modern Times in Germany 1520–1620 Vol. 6 (2016), doi : 10.1515 / vdbo.vl16.0496 (for a fee, accessed via De Gruyter Online).
  6. ↑ Wunder / Lenckner No. 9207; Pfarrerbuch, p. 504; Karl Dietrich Adam / Theo Simon: The giant from Hertmannsweiler . In: Annual Issues of the Society for Natural History in Württemberg 158 (2002), pp. 7–36, here p. 17 (based on Gerd Wunder).
  7. ↑ Gerd Wunder: The citizens of Hall . 1980, p. 129.
  8. ↑ Author's Lexicon - Early Modern Times in Germany 1520–1620 Vol. 6 (2016), doi : 10.1515 / vdbo.vl16.0497 (for a fee, accessed via De Gruyter Online). Like Carl Kiesewetter : https://archive.org/stream/faustindergesch00kiesgoog#page/n127/mode/2up .
  9. ↑ Preview of the book: Tremendous histories of the increased and abominable sins and vices, also of many wonderful and strange adventures: according to D. Iohannes Faustus a well-known black artist and Ertz conjurer, through his black art, bit on his terrible end. 1599 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
  10. ↑ Wunder / Lenckner No. 9211; Pastors' book, No. 2935.
  11. ↑ https://archive.org/stream/bub_gb_ERMBAAAAMAAJ#page/n219/mode/2up .
  12. ↑ http://www.landesarchiv-bw.de/plink/?f=3-156182 .
  13. ↑ Münkler 2016 (as above).
  14. ↑ Wunder / Lenckner, p. 662.
  15. ↑ Pastor's Book, p. 505.
  16. ↑ Pastor's Book, No. 2938.
  17. ↑ Pastor's Book, No. 2937.
  18. ↑ Pastor's Book, p. 505; Local family book Beedenkirchen .