Andreas Helwig
Andreas Helvigius, actually Helwig, also Helwigius or Helwich (* 1572 in Friedland (Mecklenburg ); † November 19, 1643 in Stralsund ) was a German philologist, teacher and longtime rector of the grammar school Stralsund in the former St. Catherine's Monastery.
Life
The son of Friedlander councilor Moritz Helwig and his wife Johanna, nee Wegener, first attended school in his hometown and soon moved on to the Council Anklamer school. He completed his education from Stralsund to the gymnasium, where at that time Kaspar Jentzkow was rector.
In 1591 he began studying at the University of Rostock, where at that time David Chytraeus, Johann Possel and Bacmeister Lucas the Elder. taught. After some time he moved to the University of Frankfurt (Oder). On the recommendation of Christopher, he got a job as a vice-principal in Salzwedel. However, he soon returned to Frankfurt ( Oder), from where he was appointed to the Konrektorat in his hometown of Friedland.
In 1595 he went as a vice-principal at the Greifswald city school. In 1599 he was awarded his doctorate by Lorenz Zircman Magister. Helwig operation in Greifswald Greek and German language studies and corresponded with Rhodomann Lorenz ( 1546-1606 ). The General Superintendent of Barthold Krakevitz recommended him "because of its ingenious poetry " the Princely Council Reimer Seltrecht, 1607 crowned him with laurel.
1612 he went to Berlin, where he became rector of the grammar school to the Grey Abbey. Duke Adolf Friedrich I of Mecklenburg appointed him in 1615 to the University of Rostock. He belonged to a professor of poetry of Arts. However, the academic chair not told him. Therefore, he took in 1616 at the offered him Rector of Stralsund school.
He held that post from 1617 to 1643. While he saw himself exposed at the beginning of anonymous hostile, he gained over the years through his work widely recognized. Contemporaries gave him the honorary title of " communis Pomeraniae praeceptor ". In Helwig's office called 1619/20 the plague in Stralsund more than three thousand dead and burned down in 1624, the St. John's Abbey. To this end the siege of Stralsund in 1628 came by the troops of Wallenstein in the Thirty Years' War. Nevertheless, he managed to maintain a substantially continuous school operation, which is evidenced by the number of pupils and numerous foundations in favor of the high school. He introduced a Prima and recorded in 1627 the official establishment of a high school library. In addition, Helwig wrote numerous occasional poems.
Andreas Helvigius died at the age of 71 years, a short time after he had been transferred by the Superintendent Stralsund Balthasar Rhaw festive retirement.
Family
Andreas Helvigius married in 1601 in Greifswald Christiana Levenstein, the daughter of the Eight 's Johann Levenstein.
Writings (selection )
- Origen dictionum germanicarum. Hannover 1620.
- Anti- Christ Romanus.
- Carmen de homine christiano.