Epistolarum familiarium libri VI. Nunc Primùm post ipsius obitum singulari studio à filiis editi

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Index Aureliensis, 130.555; VD-16, C-413; F. Baron, ed., Joachim Camerarius (1500-1574). Beiträge zur Geschichte des Humanismus im Zeitalter der Reformation, (München, 1978), p. 250, no. 171; C.A. Staswick, Joachim Camerarius and the Republic of Letters in the Age of Reformation,(Diss., Berkeley, CA, 1992), pp. 299-301.

FIRST EDITION of an important part of Camerarius' correspondence published by his sons Joachim the Younger (1534-1598), physician and botanist, and Philip (1537-1624), professor of law at Altdorf.

The volume, which opens with a dedication to Joachim Ernest of Anhalt dated from Nuremberg, December 21, 1582, contains 446 letters. It is provided with an index of the over fifty recipients and an index of names appearing in the letters. A second volume, also published by Camerarius' sons, appeared at Frankfurt/Main in 1595.

The greatest number of letters (135) are addressed to the Reformer of Nürnberg, Hieronymus Baumgartner (1498-1565), who was also for a longer period major of that city (cf. E. van Hout, Zum Briefwechsel des älteren Hieronymus Baumgartner, Bonn 1877, passim).

Fifty-nine letters are addressed to Christoph von Carlowitz (1507-1578), a notable representative of that group of German politicians committed to the ideals of Erasmus. He was most influential under the Duke and Elector Maurice of Saxony and was also employed on many domestic assignments and foreign missions by the Elector Augustus of Saxony, as well as the emperors Ferdinand I and Maximilian II (cf. T. Woitkowitz, Die Briefe von Joachim Camerarius d. Ä. an Christoph von Karlowitz bis zum Jahr 1553, Stuttgart, 2003, passim, esp. pp. 27-32).

To Hieronymus Wolf (1516-1580) are addressed forty-two letters. Wolf was a teacher, an editor and translator of ancient Greek authors for the Basel printer Johannes Oporin, librarian to Hans Jakob Fugger and the city of Augsburg.

Georg Fabricius (1516-1571), poet, historian and archaeologist is the recipient of thirty-one letters, and the addressees of more than ten letters were the poet Helius Eobanus Hessus, Hieronymus Herold, a Nuremberg physician, Hermann von Neuenahr, humanist and chancellor of the University of Cologne, and Johannes Stigel, poet and professor of rhetoric at the University of Jena.

(Liber primus:)

Georg of Anhalt. Leipzig, March 17, 1545 (p. 1)

id. 1545 (p.5)

Joachim of Anhalt. Leipzig, March 16, n.y. (p. 6)

Bernard of Anhalt. Leipzig, March 22, n.y. (p. 8)

Ad Principem quendam (p. 9)

John Albert of Mecklenburg (p. 10)

id. April 30, n.y. (p. 12)

id. Leipzig, September 16, 1562 (p. 14)

id. March 11, n.y. (p. 16)

id. Leipzig, January 5, n.y. (p. 17)

id. (p. 18)

Neuenahr, Hermann von. Leipzig, March 1, n.y. (p. 19)

id. Leipzig, February 19, 1563 (p. 20)

id. Leipzig, May 11, 1563 (p. 21)

id. Leipzig, November 9, 1565 (p. 22)

id. Leipzig, February 13, 1566 (p. 23)

id. Leipzig, January 13, 1569 (p. 25)

id. January 13, 1570 (p. 26)

id. Leipzig, July 15, 1570 (p. 27)

id. Leipzig, October 9, 1571 (p. 28)

id. Leipzig, January 15, 1572 (p. 29)

id. Leipzig, July 12, 1573 (p. 30)

Ortenburg, Anton of. Leipzig, August 8, 1566 (p. 32)

id. Leipzig, September 1, 1567 (p. 33)

id. Leipzig, August 1, n.y. (p. 35)

Karlowitz, Christoph von. [Nürnberg], January 23, 1528 (p. 36)

id. [Leipzig], January 10, 1552 (p. 37)

id. [Leipzig, November/January, 1541/42] (p. 39, Non potui facere)

id. [Leipzig, October, 1542] (p. 41, Nam in summa laeticia)

id. [Leipzig], February 9, [1554] (p. 42)

id. Leipzig, April 18, [1555] (p. 46)

id. [Leipzig, October/November, 1549] (p. 47, Nisi mihi & humanistas)

id. [Leipzig, first half of June, 1553] (p. 51, Profectus nuper)

id. [Leipzig, before 1569] (p. 52, Cum nuper relictis rebus)

id. [Nürnberg], October 4, [1547] (p. 54)

id. [Leipzig, 2nd half of February, 1558] (p. 54, Ea quae iusseras)

id. [Nürnberg, October 5?, 1547] (p. 56, Amicus meus G. Romer)

id. Leipzig, March 21, [1543] (p. 58)

id. Leipzig, July 11, [1552] (p. 59)

id. Leipzig, October 16, [1558] (p. 60)

id. [Leipzig, first half of February, 1554] (p. 62, Tuus equus)

id. [Leipzig, June, 1554] (p. 63, De gremio imperij)

id. [Bamberg/Nürnberg, beginning of April, 1553] (p. 64, Nactus occasionem)

id. [Leipzig, beginning of December, 1553] (p. 65, Huc tandem benignitate)

id. [Leipzig, January, 1546] (p. 67, Mirificè exerceor)

id. [Leipzig, middle of December 1554] (p. 68, Audivi emisse fundum)

id. [Leipzig], January 19, [1552] (p. 69)

id. [Leipzig, July/August, 1546] (p. 70, Visis litteris)

id. [Leipzig], March 1, [1559] (p. 72)

id. [Leipzig, end of December 1545] (p. 74, Tuae litterae sub ipsas)

id. Leipzig, October 15, [1546] (p. 74)

id. [Leipzig], July 7, [1554] (p. 76)

id. [Leipzig, first half of May?, 1552] (p. 77, Quoniam igitur)

id. [Leipzig, first half of February 1552] (p. 80, Te esse non dignitate)

id. [Leipzig], March 14, [1560] (p. 81)

id. [Leipzig, middle of May], 1556 [=1553] (p. 81)

id. [Leipzig], December 23, 1558 (p. 82)

id. [Leipzig], January 25, 1559 (p. 84)

id. February 1, 1561 (p. 84)

id. [Leipzig], May 26, [1554/55?] (p. 85)

id. [Leipzig], 1561 (p. 86)

id. [Leipzig], 1562 (p. 86)

id. [Leipzig],February 16, 1565 (p. 86)

id. Leipzig, July 26, 1565 (p. 87)

id. Leipzig, January 10, 1567 (p. 88)

id. Leipzig, Fenruary 13, 1567 (p. 88)

id. Nürnberg, April 12, 1568 (p. 90)

id. Nürnberg, May 1, 1567 (p. 91)

id. [Leipzig, Autumn],1567 (p. 93)

id. Leipzig, November 5, 1567 (p. 94)

id. [Leipzig], August 9, 1568 (p. 95)

id. Praha, August 31, 1568 (p. 96)

id. Wien, October 30, 1568 (p. 97)

id. [Leipzig], December 17, 1568 (p. 98)

id. Leipzig, January 29, 1569 (p. 99)

id. [Leipzig], July 6, 1569 (p. 100)

id. [Leipzig],  1569 (p.101)

id. Leipzig, November 17, 1569 (p. 101)

id. Leipzig, August 24, 1570 (p. 102)

id. Leipzig, February 12, 1570 (p. 103)

id. Nürnberg, November 3, 1570 (p. 104)

id. Nürnberg, November 24, 1570 (p. 105)

id. Leipzig, April 12, 1571 (p. 106)

id. Leipzig, August 28, 1573 (p. 107)

(Liber secundus:)

Hutten, Moritz von. April 30, 1529 (p. 108)

id. June 12, n.y. (p. 110)

Rantzau, Heinrich. Leipzig, May 11, 1572 (p. 111)

Seld, Georg Sigmund. (p. 113, Saepe me fuit hortatus)

id. January 22, 1559 (p. 114)

id. Leipzig, August 27, 1564 (p. 116)

Kummerstadt, Georg. (p. 118, Clariss. vir Dominus Iohannes Stramburgius)

id. Leipzig, June 9, n.y. (p. 121)

Mordeisen, Ulrich. Leipzig, January 4, 1564 (p. 124)

id. Leipzig, February 20, 1565 (p. 125)

id. Leipzig, March 31, 1568 (p. 126)

id. Leipzig, May 18, 1568 (p. 127)

n.r. Leipzig, December 28, 1571 (p. 128)

id. Leipzig, November 29, 1572 (p. 129)

id. Leipzig, July 12, 1573 (p. 131)

id. Leipzig, July 22, 1573 (p. 132)

id. Leipzig, July 25, 1573 (p. 133)

Stramburger, Johannes. 1544 (p. 134, dicit sorori)

id. 1544 (p. 135, Etsi amor erga me)

id. 1545 (p. 140)

id. April 13, 1545 (p. 142)

id. July 26, 1548 (p. 145)

id. October 4, 1548 (p. 148)

Cramma, Franciscus. July 28, 1548 (p. 148)

id. September 14, 1549 (p. 149)

id. (p. 151)

id. 1552 (p. 151)

id. April 4, 1554 (p. 152)

id. December 18, 1558 (p. 153)

id. Leipzig, August 12, 1564 (p. 154)

id. Nürnberg, April 29, 1567 (p. 155)

id. Nürnberg, April 24, 1567 (p. 156)

[Karlowitz, Christoph von]. Würzburg, May 22, 1541 (p. 157)

Heresbach, Konrad. (p. 164)

id. Leipzig, January 10, 1567 (p. 165)

Amantius, Bartholomäus (p. 167, At non haec nuper dederas)

id. (p. 168, Litterae tuae fecerunt)

id. October 11, n.y. (p. 168)

Rullus, Johannes. August 20, n.y. (p. 169)

Mylius, Johannes (p. 170)

Spengler, Lazarus (p. 171, Libellum, quem mihi inspiciendum)

id. (p. 173, Facis tu quidem peramanter)

Wüst, Christoph. April 12, n.y. (p. 174)

id. Leipzig, January 3, n.y. (p. 175)

id. Leipzig, January 11, n.y. (p. 177)

id. June 11, n.y. (p. 178)

id. January 8, n.y. (p. 179)

id. October 14, n.y. (p. 180)

id. January 17, n.y. (p. 181)

id. September 23, n.y. (p. 181)

id. June 28, n.y. (p. 182)

id. July 1, n.y. (p. 183)

id. December 18, n.y. (p. 184)

Sitzinger, Ulrich. Nürnberg, May 24, 1567 (p. 184)

Lehmann, Lorenz. January 25, n.y. (p. 187)

Lindemann, Cyriacus (p. 188)

id. Leipzig, June 5, 1564 (p. 190, Vestra calamitatis)

id. Leipzig, October 11, 1567 (p. 191)

id. (p. 192, Quantum dolorem)

Urban, Heinrich. (p. 193)

(Liber tertius:)

Baumgartner, Hieronymus. July 30, 1538 (p. 195)

id. December 1, 1539 (p. 198)

id. May 1, 1540 (p. 199)

id. December 113, 1540 (p. 200)

id. September 29, 1539 (p. 201)

id. December 28, 1538 (p. 202)

id. February 20, 1539 (p. 204)

id. March 19, 1540 (p. 205)

id. October 12, 1540 (p. 206)

id. November 30, 1541 (p. 208)

id. March 18, 1542 (p. 209)

id. May 10, 1542 (p. 210)

id. June 16, 1542 (p. 211)

id. September 19, 1542 (p. 214)

id. January 16, 1543 (p. 214)

id. July 13, 1543 (p. 215)

id. September 7, 1543 (p. 216)

id. November 8, 1544 (p. 217)

id. April 11, 1545 (p. 218)

id. July 12, 1545 (p. 219)

id. Leipzig, August 19, 1545 (p. 220)

id. September 2(?), 1545 (p. 221)

id. October 15, 1545 (p. 222)

id. Februrary 11, 1546 (p. 223)

id. June 28, 1546 (p. 223)

id. August 8, 1546 (p. 224)

id. August 27, 1546 (p. 226)

id. Dessau, January 23, 1547 (p. 227)

id. March 9, 1547 (p. 229)

id. Würzburg, April 2, 1547 (p. 230)

id. Würzburg, May 3, 1547 (p. 230)

id. September 20, 1547 (p. 231)

id. Leipzig, December 13, 1547 (p. 232)

id. Erfurt, February 27, 1548 (p. 233)

id. March 5, 1548 (p. 235)

id. February 19, 1548 (p. 235)

id. April 24, 1548 (p. 236)

id. May 15, 1548 (p. 237)

id. June 26, 1548 (p. 240)

id. Schulpforte, October 21, 1548 (p. 240)

id. June 21, 1549 (p. 241)

id. Leipzig, June 31, 1549 (p. 242)

id. September 21, 1549 (p. 243)

id. October 14, 1549 (p. 243)

id. December 10, n.y. [1549?] (p. 244)

id. December 19, 1549 (p. 246)

id. February 13, 1550 (p. 246)

id. February 24, 1550 (p. 247)

id. March 29, 1550 (p. 248)

id. June 29, 1550 (p. 248)

id. September 22, 1550 (p. 249)

id. Leipzig, October 11, 1551 (p. 249)

id. October 23, 1551 (p. 251)

id. November 4, 1551 (p. 252)

id. June 12, 1552 (p. 253)

id. November 22, 1551 (p. 253)

id. April 18, 1552 (p. 254)

id. May 7, 1552 (p. 255)

id. May 16, 1552 (p. 256)

id. Leipzig, July 27, 1552 (p. 257)

id. Leipzig, January 16, 1553 (p. 258)

id. Leipzig, January 25, 1553 (p. 258)

id. March 31, 1553 (p. 259)

id. April 30, 1553 (p. 260)

id. Leipzig, June 27, 1553 (p. 261)

id. Leipzig, July 11, 1553 (p. 261)

id. 1554 (p. 262, Quae facile esse futura)

id. 1554 (p. 263, Omnes boni bene precantur)

id. Leipzig, March 20, 1554 (p. 264)

id. June 27, 1554 (p. 265)

id. July 26, 1554 (p. 267)

id. August 8, 1554 (p. 267)

id. Leipzig, August 5, 1554 (p. 268)

id. August 24, 1554 (p. 269)

id. November 11, 1554 (p. 270)

id. February 21, 1555 (p. 271)

id. June 4, 1555 (p. 273)

id. June 21, 1555 (p. 273)

id. November 30, 1555 (p. 274)

id. February 4, 1556 (p. 275)

id. February 15, 1556 (p. 276)

id. May 29, 1556 (p. 277)

id. June 5, 1556 (p. 278)

id. June 28, 1556 (p. 278)

id. Regensburg, December 23, 1556 (p. 279)

id. February 8, n.y. [1557?] (p. 280)

id. March 29, 1557 (p. 280)

id. September 14, 1558 (p. 281)

id. October 29, 1556 (p. 282)

id. [January/February?], 17/14, 1559 (p. 283)

id. March 14, 1559 (p. 284)

id. March 31, 1559 (p. 284)

id. Leipzig, April 1, 1559 (p. 285)

id. Leipzig, May 29, 1559 (p. 286)

id. June 27, 1559 (p. 287)

id. Augsburg, July 28, 1559 (p. 287)

id. October 10, 1559 (p. 288)

id. January 19, 1560 (p. 289)

id. Leipzig, April 5, 1560 (p. 291)

id. July 21, 1560 (p. 292)

id. Leipzig, July 29, 1560 (p. 293)

id. Leipzig, September 21, 1560 (p. 293)

id. Leipzig, October 17, 1560 (p. 294)

id. Leipzig, November 1, 1560 (p. 296)

id. Leipzig, November 11, 1560 (p. 296)

id. 1560 (p. 297, Dum ego hic oberro)

id. January 19, 1561 (p. 297)

id. Leipzig, May 29, 1561 (p. 298)

id. July 27, 1561 (p. 299)

id. Leipzig, December 8, 1561 (p. 300)

id. 1562 (p. 300, Neque ego soleo)

id. December 26, 1560 (p. 301)

id. Leipzig, February 21, 1562 (p. 302)

id. 1562 (p. 303, Heri vesperi accepi)

id. April 22, 1562 (p. 303)

id. Leipzig, September 10, 1562 (p. 304)

id. Bamberg, November 1, 1562 (p. 305)

id. December 3, 1562 (p. 306)

id. (p. 307, Epistolam missan ab humanitate)

id. 1562 (p. 307, Cui has dedi)

id. February 11, 1563 (p. 308)

id. Leipzig, June 5, 1563 (p. 309)

id. Leipzig, August 3, [1563?] (p. 309)

id. Leipzig, October 16, 1563 (p. 311)

id. Leipzig, October 20, 1563 (p. 311)

id. November 12, 1563 (p. 312)

id. Leipzig, April 8, 1564 (p. 313)

id. Leipzig, April 12, 1564 (p. 315)

id. October 12, 1564 (p. 316)

id. November 11, [1564?] (p. 316)

id. Leipzig, December 10, 1564 (p. 317)

id. January 26, 1565 (p. 318)

id. May 14, 1565 (p. 319)

id. Leipzig, January 9, 1565 (p. 319)

id. October 4, [1565?] (p. 320)

Baumgartner the Younger, Hieronymus. Leipzig, December 25, [1565?] (p. 322)

Löffelholz, Thomas (p. 325)

(Liber quartus:)

Sturz, Georg. April 28, 1527 (p. 327)

id. January 19, n.y. (p. 328)

id. (p. 331)

Pfeil, Johannes. Leipzig, January 1, 1541 (p. 332)

Fuchs, Leonhard. Wildbad, September 12, n.y. (p. 338)

id. July 27, n.y. (p. 339)

Sittard, Cornelius. October 5, 1550 (p. 340)

Naevius, Johannes (p. 341, Has litteras petenti)

id. (p. 342, Fruise gratas humanitati)

id. Leipzig, July 10, 1564 (p. 343)

id. August 3, 1564 (p. 344)

id. (p. 345, Magnae mihi voluptati)

Agricola, Georgius. June 17, n.y. (p. 346)

Bording, Jakob. Leipzig, October 15, n.y. (p. 347)

id. (p. 348, Occasione oblata)

Herold, Hieronymus (p. 349, Amisisse te vicinum)

id. November 30, n.y. (p. 349)

id. January 5, n.y. (p. 350)

id. February 1, n.y. (p. 352)

id. July 30, n.y. (p. 353)

id. Leipzig, September 21, n.y. (p. 353)

id. February 22, n.y. (p. 354)

id. Leipzig, October 7, 1562 (p. 355)

id. Bamberg, June 24, n.y. (p. 356)

id. November 25, n.y. (p. 356)

id. November 12, n.y. (p. 358)

id. Leipzig, February 12, n.y. (p. 359)

id. Leipzig, December 10, 1564 (p. 360)

Sinapius, Johannes. Leipzig, November 11, n.y. (p. 361)

Lazius, Wolfgang. Nürnberg, February 12, n.y. (p. 362)

Mattioli, Andrea. Leipzig, April 9, n.y. (p. 364)

Niger, Antonius. Tübingen, June 1, 1536 (p. 365)

Bechius, Philipp. Nürnberg, February 1, n.y. (p. 367)

Hommel, Johann. Leipzig, January 16, n.y. (p. 369)

id. October 14, n.y. (p. 370)

id. June 27, n.y. (p. 370)

id. March 11, n.y. (p. 372)

id. (p. 372, Perturbationnum mearum)

id. (p. 374, Apud nos res)

(Liber quintus:)

Eobanus Hessus, Helius. (p. 376, Ecquam audivisti)

id. (p. 377, Dedi operam)

id. (p. 379, Ecquem tu unquam)

id. [Nürnberg], December 24, 1528 (p. 380)

id. (p. 385, Vidi nuper ianuae)

id. (p. 385, Quod scripsisti)

id. Nürnberg, May 15, 1533 (p. 387)

id. October 1, 1534 (p. 389)

id. Tübingen, August 13, 1536 (p. 391)

id. Tübingen, March 14, 1537 (p. 394)

id. (p. 396, De libello tuo)

Sabinus, Georg (p. 396, Tabellarius vester)

id. 1546 (p. 401)

id. 1552 (p. 402)

id. 1550 (p. 404)

n.r. May 1, n.y. (p. 405)

n.r. (p. 408, Litteris tuis heri noctu)

n.r. (p. 410, Nihil est opus defensione)

Stigel, Johannes. December 30, 1557 (p. 415)

id. (p. 416, Reversus nuper)

id. (p. 417, Quod à me petijsti)

id. Leipzig, August 5, n.y. (p. 418)

id. (p. 419, Quòd meom scriptum probas)

id. (p. 420, Binas hinc)

id. (p. 421, Mea sunt Pindarica)

id. January 11, n.y. (p. 421)

id. (p. 422, Inquiunt Salaminij)

id. (p. 424, Ita igitur faciamus)

id. July 15, n.y. (p. 424)

id. August 7, n.y. (p. 426)

id. (p. 427, Ad tuarum litterarum initium)

id. Leipzig, March 22, 1561 (p. 428)

id. Leipzig, May 29, 1552 (p. 429)

id. June 12, 1552 (p. 430)

Lotichius, Petrus. Nürnberg, March 15, n.y. (p. 431)

id. Nürnberg, October 23, n.y.( p. 433)

id. Nürnberg, November 2, n.y. (p. 434)

id. April 11, n.y. (p. 437)

id. (p. 438, Predicavit Philippus)

Lotichius, Christian. Leipzig, March 1, 1562 (p. 439)

(Liber sextus:)

Carinus, Ludwig (p. 441, Verum igitur)

Gelenius, Sigmund. November 2, 1529 (p. 443)

id. (p. 444, Nuper, mi Sigemunde)

id. 1531 (p. 445)

Turnèbe, Adrien. March 4, 1560 (p. 446)

Wolf, Hieronymus. May 17, n.y. (p. 447)

id. Leipzig, June 1, 1550 (p. 448)

id. August 22, 1552 (p. 448)

id. Nürnberg, January 25, 1553 (p. 449)

id. Nürnberg, 1553 (p. 450, Accepi libros)

id. December 30, 1552 (p. 451)

id. November 9, 1553 (p. 452)

id. December 30, 1553 (p. 454)

id. April 5, 1554 (p. 455)

id. April 27, 1555 (p. 457)

id. Leipzig, Janurary 9, 1564 (p. 481)

id. Leipzig, April 22, 1564 (p. 483)

id. Leipzig, May 21, 1564 (p. 485)

id. Leipzig, August 9, 1564 (p. 486)

id. Nürnberg, April 15, 1566 (p. 487)

id. Wien, October 19, 1568 (p. 488)

id. Nürnberg, October 21, 1570 (p. 489)

id. Nürnberg, November 20, 1570 (p. 490)

id. January 11, 1571 (p. 491)

id. Leipzig, October 8, 1571 (p. 492)

id. Leipzig, June 12, 1572 (p. 493)

id. Leipzig, September 26, 1572 (p. 494)

id. Bamberg, June 23, 1556 (p. 458)

id. October 15, 1556 (p. 459)

id. January 22, 1557 (p. 460)

id. March 10, 1558 (p. 461)

id. Leipzig, May 7, 1558 (p. 462)

id. 1559 (p. 463, Sentire mihi)

id. 1559 (p. 464, Meo filio Ioachimo)

id. 1560 (p. 466, Amico meo Ernesto)

id. February 9, 1560 (p. 466)

id. January 9, 1561 (p. 468)

id. Leipzig, May 7, 1561 (p. 470)

id. Leipzig, July 24, 1561 (p. 471)

id. March 7, 1562 (p. 472)

id. Nürnberg, June 8, 1562 (p. 473)

id. July 15, 1562 (p. 474)

id. Leipzig, October 15, 1562 (p. 475)

id. Leipzig, November 25, 1562 (p. 477)

id. May 11, 1563 (p. 477)

id. Leipzig, June 9, 1563 (p. 479)

id. July 27, 1563 (p. 481)

Fabricius, Georg (p. 496, Amicus summus tuus)

id. (p. 497, Nunc igitur quid fiat)

id. (p. 498, Cum occasio offerretur)

id. December 25, n.y. (p. 498)

id. August 5, n.y. (p. 499)

id. (p. 500, Audio ob dicta)

id. April 23, n.y. (p. 500)

id. April 30, n.y. (p. 501)

id. (p. 501, Litteras tuas accepi)

id. (p. 502, Accepi litteras tuas)

id. August 26, n.y. (p. 503)

id. (p. 505, Reddidit mihi)

id. (p. 506, Non accidit mihi)

id. (p. 507, Cum nuper ad Albim)

id. January 17, n.y. (p. 508)

id. (p. 509, Philippum apud vos)

id. March 5, 1552 (p. 510)

id. March 24, n.y. (p. 511)

id. Leipzig, July 28, 1553 (p. 512)

id. November 24, 1561 (p. 513)

id. Leipzig, June 3, 1563 (p. 514)

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Joachim Camerarius, a native of Bamberg, was the son of a nobleman, episcopal official and councillor of Bamberg in Franconia. He studied at Leipzig and Erfurt. In 1521, after receiving a master of arts degree, he went to Wittenberg, where his close and lasting friendship with Philipp Melanchthon developed, and where he was quickly drawn into the orbit of Luther, whose cause he espoused and supported throughout his life.

He then pursued a successful academic career. In 1526 he became rector of the newly founded Latin school in Nuremberg. Attending the diet of Augsburg with Melanchthon in 1530, he faced the Catholic theologians in a basically conciliatory spirit. In 1535 he was asked to help to reorganize the University of Tübingen, where he stayed until 1541. Thereafter he joined the University of Leipzig and to the end of his life served recurrently as dean of arts and rector.

A devoted classical scholar, Camerarius edited, annotated and translated many ancient authors, among them Homer, Sophocles, Cicero, and Plautus. He also wrote works on grammar and style, and numerous poems. He assisted Albrecht Dürer in the publication of some of his books and composed a poem on the occasion of his death. Indeed, contemporaries regarded Camerarius as the greatest German philologist of his time and as the successor of Desiderius Erasmus (cf. F. Baron, ed., op.cit., passim).

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