Andreas Acoluthus
Andreas Acoluthus (German: [anˈdʁeːas ʔakoˈluːtʊs]; 16 March 1654 – 4 November 1704[1]) was a German scholar of orientalism[2] and professor of theology at Breslau (Wrocław). A native of Bernstadt (Bierutów), Lower Silesia, he was the son of Johannes Acoluthus, pastor of St. Elisabeth and superintendent of the churches and schools of Breslau.
Early life and education
He attended the school of St. Elisabeth in Breslau and was in taught by
By circumstance, he came into possession of an Armenian Bible, so that he was able to publish in 1680 the first Armenian print in Germany, prophet Obadiah with observations.
Acoluthus returned in 1683 to Breslau where he entered the practical religious service. In 1689 he became professor of the Hebrew language at the St. Elisabeth school, one year later he became senior at St. Bernhard.
Studies
His studies reached a new zenith when an Arabic manuscript of the
Andreal Acoluthus was the father of Johann Karl Acoluthus von Folgersberg, who was ennobled by Charles VI.
Publications
- De aquis zelotypiae amaris, 1682
- Specimen alcorani quadrilinguis, 1701
References
- ^ Jöcher, Christian Gottlieb, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexicon: darinne die Gelehrten aller Stände.. vom Anfange der Welt bis auf ietzige Zeit.. Nach ihrer Geburt, Leben,... Schrifften aus den glaubwürdigsten Scribenten in alphabetischer Ordnung beschrieben werden . Leipzig: Gleditsch, 1750-1751. - 4 Bde
- ^ Rose, Hugh James (1857). "Acoluth, Andreas". A New General Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 1 AA–ANS. London: B. Fellowes et al. pp. 77–78.
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie - online version at Wikisource