Johann Heinrich Acker
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Johann Heinrich Acker was a German
writer
. He sometimes wrote under the name of Melissander.
He was taught in his native city of Naumburg
and at the regional school of Pforta
(Schulpforta). Beginning in 1669, he studied in Jena
where he became magister and adjunct of the philosophical faculty. In 1673 he became adjunct and pastor in Hausen
near Gotha, and in 1689 he became superintendent and court chaplain in Blankenhain
. He resigned in 1717 due to an illness and moved to Gotha
, where he died in 1719.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
. He sometimes wrote under the name of Melissander.
He was taught in his native city of Naumburg
Naumburg
Naumburg is a town in Germany, on the Saale River. It is in the district Burgenlandkreis in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. It is approximately southwest of Leipzig, south-southwest of Halle, and north-northeast of Jena....
and at the regional school of Pforta
Pforta
Pforta, or Schulpforta, is a former Cistercian monastery, Pforta Abbey , near Naumburg on the Saale River in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is now a celebrated German public boarding school, called Landesschule Pforta...
(Schulpforta). Beginning in 1669, he studied in Jena
Jena
Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document...
where he became magister and adjunct of the philosophical faculty. In 1673 he became adjunct and pastor in Hausen
Hausen
-Places in Switzerland:*Hausen am Albis, in the Canton of Zurich*Hausen bei Brugg, in the Canton of Aargau-Bavaria:*Hausen, Miltenberg, in the Miltenberg district*Hausen, Lower Bavaria, in the Kelheim district*Hausen, Upper Franconia, in the Forchheim district...
near Gotha, and in 1689 he became superintendent and court chaplain in Blankenhain
Blankenhain
Blankenhain is a town in the Weimarer Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 14 km south of Weimar....
. He resigned in 1717 due to an illness and moved to Gotha
Gotha (town)
Gotha is a town in Thuringia, within the central core of Germany. It is the capital of the district of Gotha.- History :The town has existed at least since the 8th century, when it was mentioned in a document signed by Charlemagne as Villa Gotaha . Its importance derives from having been chosen in...
, where he died in 1719.
Publications
- Historia reformationis ecclesiasticae tempore primitivae ecclesiae, 1685, 1715, Jena.
Sources
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie - online version at WikisourceWikisourceWikisource is an online digital library of free content textual sources on a wiki, operated by the Wikimedia Foundation. Its aims are to host all forms of free text, in many languages, and translations. Originally conceived as an archive to store useful or important historical texts, it has...