Johann Daniel Schöpflin
St. Thomas Church, Strasbourg
Johann Daniel Schöpflin (6 September 1694, Sulzburg – 7 August 1771, Strasbourg) was a professor of history, rhetoric and law at the University of Strasbourg. He was one of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s teachers.
Biography
Schöpflin was well known in Europe and had a sphere of influence that went far beyond
Sankt Blasien Abbey in the Black Forest, Martin Gerbert and Rustenus Heer. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
in 1728.
In 1760 Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden asked Schöpflin to write the von Baden family history.
From 1763, Schöpflin was a member of the Palatine Academy of Sciences in Mannheim and was its first honorary president.[1]
Schöpflin taught Goethe in 1770 and 1771, imparting to his student a love of history and especially medieval poetry. The Palatine historian Andreas Lamey (1726-1802) was also one of Schöpflin’s students.[2]
Writings
- Alsatia diplomatica, two volumes, Strasbourg 1772-1775 ([1]).
- Alsatia Illustrata, two volumes, Colmar 1751-1761.
- Historia Zaringo-Badensis, seven volumes, Karlsruhe 1763-1766 ([2]).
- Vindiciae Celticae, Strasbourg 1754 ([3]).
Bibliography
- Johann Daniel Schöpflin: Wissenschaftliche und diplomatische Korrespondenz (= Beihefte der Francia 54). Edited by Jürgen Voss. Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-7995-7448-4 (Online).
- Jürgen Voss: Universität, Geschichtswissenschaft und Diplomatie im Zeitalter der Aufklärung. Johann Daniel Schöpflin (1694–1771) (= Veröffentlichungen des Historischen Instituts der Universität Mannheim. Bd. 4). Fink, München 1979, ISBN 3-7705-1459-9(Also: Mannheim Universität, Habilitations-Magazine, 1976).
References
- ^ Acta Academiae Theodoro-Palatinae, vol 1, 1766, pp. 7
- ^ Franz Xaver von Wegele: Andreas Lamey in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 568.
External links
- Wilhelm Wiegand:Johann Daniel Schöpflin in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie Volume 32, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, p. 359–368.
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