Valens Acidalius
Valens Acidalius (1567 – 25 May 1595), also known as Valtin Havekenthal, was a German critic and poet writing in the Latin language.
Life
Acidalius was born in Wittstock, the son of a Lutheran pastor. He studied at the universities of Rostock,[1] Greifswald and Helmstedt. Even in his early youth, his Latin poems caused a stir. In 1590 he accompanied his friend Daniel Bucretius (Daniel Rindfleisch) to Italy where he published his first literary work, an edition of Velleius Paterculus. Acidalius studied philosophy and medicine in Bologna and was awarded a doctorate degree in both disciplines.
He was however not attracted by the practical work as a medic and therefore concentrated on the criticism of classic works. He returned to Germany in 1593 after several fever attacks, moving to
Publications
Posthumously:
- a collection of poems, elegies, odes and epigrams, 1603, Liegnitz
- Centuria prima epistolarum, 1606, Hanau
- Divinationes et interpretationes in comoedias Plauti, 1607, Frankfurt, 566 pages
- Notae in Taciti opera, 1607, Hannover
- Notae in Panegyrici veteres, 1607, Heidelberg
Disputed:
- Christ. During his lifetime, Acidalius denied having written these papers. It is believed that while Acidalius did not actually write the tract, he was nevertheless instrumental in its creation. Thus, the actual author remains anonymous.
- Czapla, Ralf G. [Ed.]; Burkard, Georg [Ed.]; Burkard, Georg [Trans.]: Disputatio nova contra mulieres, qua probatur eas homines non esse / Acidalius, Valens. (Neue Disputation gegen die Frauen zum Erweis, dass sie keine Menschen sind). Heidelberg 2006. ISBN 3-934877-51-6
- Czapla, Ralf G. [Ed.]; Burkard, Georg [Ed.]; Burkard, Georg [Trans.]: Disputatio nova contra mulieres, qua probatur eas homines non esse / Acidalius, Valens. (Neue Disputation gegen die Frauen zum Erweis, dass sie keine Menschen sind). Heidelberg 2006.
References
- ^ See entry of Valentinus Acedalius in Rostock Matrikelportal
- ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Valens Acidalius".
- ^ "Deutsche Biographie - Acidalius, Valens". Archived from the original on 2015-02-05. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
Sources
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie—online version at German Wikisource
External links
- [1], in the catalog of the German National Library
- [2], in Rostock Matrikelportal
- [3], in VD 17
- [4], in VD 16
- [5], by Johann Heinrich Zedler in Grosses vollständiges Universal-Lexicon, band 1, Leipzig 1732, column 346 f.
- [6]