Eilhard Lubinus
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Eilhard Lubinus was a German Lutheran theologian and philosopher, also known as a classical scholar, mathematician and cartographer. He was an influence on Comenius
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and other universities, and in 1595 became Professor of Poetry in the University of Rostock
. In 1605 he transferred to the Chair of Theology there. Phillip II of Pomerania in 1610 commissioned him to make a map of Pomerania
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, the De Vanitate Mundi of Bernard, the Greek Anthology
in a literal Latin version, and the Epistolae of Hippocrates
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In his Phosphorus, sive de prima causa et natura mali tractatus (Rostock 1596), he taught (following a neo-Platonist position) that there are two primordial principles, Being and Nothing. This position was considered heretical, and he was attacked for it by Albert Grauer and others.
He published a trilingual edition of the New Testament
in 1617. With it as a Preface was a Discourse against the contemporary methods of teaching Latin; it advocated the use of pictures and techniques treating it as a living language. Comenius later acknowledged the influence of Lubinus on his own educational thinking. The Preface was published in English translation in 1654 by Samuel Hartlib
as The True and Readie Way to Learne the Latin Tongue, together with an essay by Sir Richard Carew, 1st Baronet
, and an extract from an essay by Michel de Montaigne
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Comenius
John Amos Comenius ; ; Latinized: Iohannes Amos Comenius) was a Czech teacher, educator, and writer. He served as the last bishop of Unity of the Brethren, and became a religious refugee and one of the earliest champions of universal education, a concept eventually set forth in his book Didactica...
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Life
He was son of a pastor in the Duchy of Oldenburg. He studied at LeipzigLeipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
and other universities, and in 1595 became Professor of Poetry in the University of Rostock
University of Rostock
The University of Rostock is the university of the city Rostock, in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.Founded in 1419, it is the oldest and largest university in continental northern Europe and the Baltic Sea area...
. In 1605 he transferred to the Chair of Theology there. Phillip II of Pomerania in 1610 commissioned him to make a map of Pomerania
Pomerania
Pomerania is a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea. Divided between Germany and Poland, it stretches roughly from the Recknitz River near Stralsund in the West, via the Oder River delta near Szczecin, to the mouth of the Vistula River near Gdańsk in the East...
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Works
Lubinus published works including editions of the Epistolae of ApolloniusApollonius
Apollonius may be:Historical people:* Apollonius Cronus , philosopher of the Megarian school* Apollonius of Rhodes , librarian and poet...
, the De Vanitate Mundi of Bernard, the Greek Anthology
Greek Anthology
The Greek Anthology is a collection of poems, mostly epigrams, that span the classical and Byzantine periods of Greek literature...
in a literal Latin version, and the Epistolae of Hippocrates
Hippocrates
Hippocrates of Cos or Hippokrates of Kos was an ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles , and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine...
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In his Phosphorus, sive de prima causa et natura mali tractatus (Rostock 1596), he taught (following a neo-Platonist position) that there are two primordial principles, Being and Nothing. This position was considered heretical, and he was attacked for it by Albert Grauer and others.
He published a trilingual edition of the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
in 1617. With it as a Preface was a Discourse against the contemporary methods of teaching Latin; it advocated the use of pictures and techniques treating it as a living language. Comenius later acknowledged the influence of Lubinus on his own educational thinking. The Preface was published in English translation in 1654 by Samuel Hartlib
Samuel Hartlib
Samuel Hartlib was a German-British polymath. An active promoter and expert writer in many fields, he was interested in science, medicine, agriculture, politics, and education. He settled in England, where he married and died...
as The True and Readie Way to Learne the Latin Tongue, together with an essay by Sir Richard Carew, 1st Baronet
Sir Richard Carew, 1st Baronet
Sir Richard Carew, 1st Baronet , of Antony in Cornwall, was an English writer and Member of Parliament.Carew was the eldest son of the antiquary Richard Carew . He was educated at Oxford, probably at Merton, and studied law at the Middle Temple...
, and an extract from an essay by Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne
Lord Michel Eyquem de Montaigne , February 28, 1533 – September 13, 1592, was one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary genre and is popularly thought of as the father of Modern Skepticism...
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