Eilhard Lubinus
Eilhard Lubin, also Lubinus ( born March 24, 1565 in Westerstede, † June 2, 1621 in Rostock; actually Eilhard Lubben or Eilert Lubben ) was a theologian, philosopher and mathematician, one of the most famous scholars of his time. By Lubinsche card, his most important and most extensive work, he is known today as an important geographer of the 17th century.
Life
Lubin was a son of Westersteder pastor Friedrich Lubben. With the support of Count John VII of Oldenburg, from whom he received a scholarship, he studied from 1588 to 1591 at the Universities of Leipzig, Helmstädt, Strasbourg, Jena, Marburg and Rostock. He graduated in 1591 from the University of Rostock, where he became a lecturer in 1595 and 1596 professor of poetry. 1605 he completed his doctorate and became a professor of theology as successor to the late John Freder. Four times, most recently in his death in 1621, he was rector of the University of Rostock.
Eilhard Lubin was married to Catherine Lauremberg and had with her daughter Catherine Lubinus ( 1615-1638 ).
Work
Lubin established his reputation with philological writings: the " Antiquarius " was a compilation of obsolete Latin words. " Clavis Graecae linguae ", A Dictionary of Greek language reached eleven editions. His editions of Horace and Anacreon gained high reputation. His theological journal " Phosphorus " made him the Kryptocalvinismus suspicious, so that he saw himself compelled in 1607 to revoke the principles contained therein.
Today he is known primarily as a cartographer. So he made a map of Lubeck Lubeck area. His first work was the cartographic map of the island of Rügen, which appeared as an engraving by Jodocus Hondius in 1609 in the Atlas of Mercator and Hondius " Atlas ou L' Mediationes cosmographiques ". Lubinus she dedicated to his patron the Duke Philip Julius of Pomerania - Wolgast.
Even when Duke Philip II of Pomerania -Stettin, the card was recognized. Philip II gave the order in 1610 Lubinus a map of the Duchy of Pomerania to create. After extensive preparatory work Lubinus traveled through August to October 1612 Pomerania and carried out the survey of the country. In 1614 it was decided to supplement the map views of cities, the coat of arms of the noble families and portraits of the then living Dukes, which simplifies significantly increased. Finally, there came a family tree of the Griffin house and a description of the Duchy to regional studies. The engraver Nicholas Geelkercken ( Geilenkerken ) engraved the map in Amsterdam on 12 copper plates. The printed sheets were 1.25 × assembled into a map in the format 2.21 meters. In November 1618, a few months after the death of Philip II, Lubinus was able to present the first copies in Wolgast to Philipp Julius. The Lubinsche card was for many years the basis of the printed Pomeranian maps.
Writings
- Phosphorvs, sive de prima cavsa et natvra mali tractatus hypermetaphysicus, in quo multorum gravißimae et dubiationes tolluntur, et errores deteguntur. Augustin Ferber Elder. , Rostock 1596th