Albert Curtz

Albert Curtz (* 1600 in Munich, † 1671 ibid.; Latin spelling: Albertus Curtius ) was a Bavarian Jesuit, writer and translator, as well as important astronomer.

In 1616 he entered the Jesuit order, was then a teacher of mathematics and ethics in Dillingen an der Donau ( 1626-1629 ) later preacher at St. Stephen's in Vienna and from 1646 Rector of the College in Nuremberg.

In his scientific works he worked under the pseudonym of Lucius Barrettus, an anagram of his Latinized name, especially with the exploration of the Moon and sat in his work Historia coelestis continuing the work of Tycho Brahe. In addition to John Decker, Johannes Kepler, Francesco Maria Grimaldi and Giambattista Riccioli, he is one of the most important explorers of the Moon in the Baroque period.

His literary works, including his translation of the Psalms of David With The Harpffen Germans strings bespannet ( Augsburg, 1659), he published in German, in which he used the common in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland Upper German writing language. He turned deliberately transgressing already in his time afflicted with a higher prestige ostmitteldeutsche writing language as it was about progagiert of Martin Opitz and justifies this decision in his work. His writing shows similarities to the language of his contemporaries, the Bavarian Baroque poet John Kuen.

The lunar crater Curtius is named after him.

Works

• Ad Problemata Vniversae Matheseos, Et Praesertim Architectvrae Militaris Explicata, A Sigefrido Hirsch SCMA Servitiis Cvbicvli. Monachii 1654, online edition of the Saxon State Library - State and University Library Dresden
• Harpffen Dauids With Germans strings bespannet / Also to comfort / and refreshing the devout soul. White singing done. Printed on Augspurg / bey Veronica Apergerin / widow / auff vnser L. woman Thor. Anno M.DC.LIX (1659 )
• Historia Coelestis / ex libris commentariis manuscriptis observationum vicennalium viri gene rosi Tichonis Brahe Dani / Lucii barretti / Utzschneiderus Simon: Augustae Vindelicorum, 1666