Theodoricus Hackspan

Theodoricus Hackspan
Theodoricus Hackspan
Born(1607-11-08)8 November 1607
Weimar, Germany
Died16 January 1659(1659-01-16) (aged 51)
Altdorf bei Nürnberg
OccupationTheologian

Theodoricus Hackspan (8 November 1607 – 16 January 1659) was a German theologian and orientalist.

Life

He was born on 8 November 1607 in Weimar, Germany.[1]

He was the son of a Weimar based real estate inspector.[2]

He died on 16 January 1659 in Altdorf bei Nürnberg, Germany.[3]

Education

He completed his high school education at the Roßleben Gymnasium (German for grammar school).[4]

He began studying philosophy and Oriental languages in 1625 at the University of Jena. He entered the University of Altdorf in 1631. He then went on to study theology at the University of Helmstedt.[5]

He studied theology under the two most well known theologians of 17th century Germany: Daniel Schwenter and Georg Calixtus.[6]

He was fluent in several oriental languages including: Hebrew, Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic.[7]

Career

He started his career as a professor of the Hebrew language.[8]

In 1654, he was appointed full professor of theology at the University of Altdorf.[9]

He went on to become the dean of the faculty of theology and rector of the University of Altdorf.[10]

Bibliography

He is the author of a number of notable books, written in the Latin language:[11][12]

  • Tractatus de usu Iibrorum Rabbisicorum
  • Sylloge Disputationun theologicarum et philololgicarum
  • Disputationes de locutionibus sacris (Altdorf, 1648)
  • Observationes Arabico-Syriacae in quaedam loca Veteris et Novi Testamenti (ibid. 1639)
  • De Angelorum daemonumque noninibus (ibid. 1641): — Fides et Leges Mohhammedis

See also

References

  1. ↑ Historische Commission bei der königl. Akademie der Wissenschaften (1879), "Hackspan, Theodoricus", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Bd. 10, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (1. ed.), München/Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 299, retrieved May 7, 2026
  2. ↑ Historische Commission bei der königl. Akademie der Wissenschaften (1879), "Hackspan, Theodoricus", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Bd. 10, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (1. ed.), München/Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 299, retrieved May 7, 2026
  3. ↑ Historische Commission bei der königl. Akademie der Wissenschaften (1879), "Hackspan, Theodoricus", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Bd. 10, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (1. ed.), München/Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 299, retrieved May 7, 2026
  4. ↑ Historische Commission bei der königl. Akademie der Wissenschaften (1879), "Hackspan, Theodoricus", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Bd. 10, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (1. ed.), München/Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 299, retrieved May 7, 2026
  5. ↑ Historische Commission bei der königl. Akademie der Wissenschaften (1879), "Hackspan, Theodoricus", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Bd. 10, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (1. ed.), München/Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 299, retrieved May 7, 2026
  6. ↑ "Hackspan, Theodor from the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia". McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia Online. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Hackspan, Theodor from the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia". McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia Online. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  8. ↑ Historische Commission bei der königl. Akademie der Wissenschaften (1879), "Hackspan, Theodoricus", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Bd. 10, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (1. ed.), München/Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 299, retrieved May 7, 2026
  9. ↑ Historische Commission bei der königl. Akademie der Wissenschaften (1879), "Hackspan, Theodoricus", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Bd. 10, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (1. ed.), München/Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 299, retrieved May 7, 2026
  10. ↑ Historische Commission bei der königl. Akademie der Wissenschaften (1879), "Hackspan, Theodoricus", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Bd. 10, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (1. ed.), München/Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 299, retrieved May 7, 2026
  11. ↑ "Hackspan, Theodor from the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia". McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia Online. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Catalog Search Results | HathiTrust Digital Library". catalog.hathitrust.org. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
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