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| '''Christoph Hartknoch''' ({{lang-pl|Jan Krzysztof Hartknoch}}; 1644 – 1687) was a |
'''Christoph Hartknoch''' ({{lang-pl|Jan Krzysztof Hartknoch}}; 1644 – 1687) was a ] and ]. | ||
| == Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| Hartknoch was born in ] near ] in the ]. His father, Stephan Hartknoch of ], is recorded to have been married for 100 years and to have lived to the age of 130.{{Fact|date=December 2007}} In 1650 the family moved to ] and there witnessed the brutality and horrors of the ] attacks in southern Prussia. His life was saved by his teacher, who shoved him out the window. Numerous villages in the region were destroyed, but Hartknoch made it to the ducal capital of ]. | Hartknoch was born in ] near ] in the ]. His father, Stephan Hartknoch of ], is recorded to have been married for 100 years and to have lived to the age of 130.{{Fact|date=December 2007}} In 1650 the family moved to ] and there witnessed the brutality and horrors of the ] attacks in southern Prussia. His life was saved by his teacher, who shoved him out the window. Numerous villages in the region were destroyed, but Hartknoch made it to the ducal capital of ] (Królewiec). | ||
| In Königsberg Hartknoch started studying theology at a ] institute. Soon after his parents died and he had to take on jobs. He became a private teacher in ] and then a rector in the Protestant school in ]. He soon returned to Königsberg where books and records interested him in history. | In Königsberg Hartknoch started studying theology at a ] institute. Soon after his parents died and he had to take on jobs. He became a private teacher in ] and then a rector in the Protestant school in ]. He soon returned to Königsberg where books and records interested him in history. | ||
| ] | ] Thorn, in his book ''Old and New Prussia'']] | ||
| In 1679 Hartknoch published a book about |
In 1679 Hartknoch published a book about history of the region of Prussia, first in ] and then in ] (''Alt- und Neues Preussen''), as well as ''Preussische Kirchen-Historia'', a history of the church in Prussia. The works are accompanied by descriptions and illustrations of people, history, and culture, as well as copper etching illustrations of towns. He received ethnographical information from the priest ]. | ||
| Hartknoch's work in the ], Kaunas, and Vilnius awoke his interest in their history. He wrote a comprehensive work on the Commonwealth spanning 300 years, the first of its kind. | Hartknoch's work in the ], Kaunas, and Vilnius awoke his interest in their history. He wrote a comprehensive work on the Commonwealth spanning 300 years, the first of its kind{{fact}}. | ||
| In 1677 the |
In 1677 the city of ](Thorn) invited Hartknoch to become director at its ], where he worked for ten years. Wearied through years of Tatar attacks and resulting poverty, Hartknoch died and was buried there in 1687 at the age of 43. | ||
| Hartknoch's extensive scientific body of works contributed greatly to knowledge of Prussia, ], ], ], and ]. | Hartknoch's extensive scientific body of works contributed greatly to knowledge of Prussia, ], ], ], and ]. | ||
| ==Nicolaus Copernicus portrait== | |||
| In his book covering the history of Prussia, Hartknoch features an illustration of ]. Hartknoch wrote: ''Von den Städten und Schlössern. Der berühmte Mathematicus Nicolaus Copernicus'' (''About the cities and castles. The famous mathematician Nicolaus Copernicus''). The book was written later in Hartknoch's life, when he was director at the ].<ref>Thorner Gymnasium ])</ref> | |||
| == Work == | == Work == | ||
| ⚫ | {{commons|Christoph Hartknoch}} | ||
| * ''Respublica Polonica duobus libris illustrata''. ], ], 1678 | * ''Respublica Polonica duobus libris illustrata''. ], ], 1678 | ||
| * ''Selectae dissertationes historicae de variis rebus Prussicis''. 1679 | * ''Selectae dissertationes historicae de variis rebus Prussicis''. 1679 | ||
| * ''Altes und Neues Preussen'' (literally 'Old and New Prussia'). Frankfurt, Königsberg, 1684 | * ''Altes und Neues Preussen'' (literally 'Old and New Prussia'). Frankfurt, Königsberg, 1684 | ||
| * ''Preussische Kirchen-Historia'' (''History of the Prussian Church''<ref>Johann Lorenz Mosheim & James Murdock. ''Institutes of Ecclesiastical History''. R. Carter & Bros. 1871.</ref>). Frankfurt, Danzig, 1686 | * ''Preussische Kirchen-Historia'' (''History of the Prussian Church''<ref>Johann Lorenz Mosheim & James Murdock. ''Institutes of Ecclesiastical History''. R. Carter & Bros. 1871.</ref>). Frankfurt, ], 1686 | ||
| ==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| ⚫ | {{commons|Christoph Hartknoch}} | ||
| {{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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Christoph Hartknoch (Template:Lang-pl; 1644 – 1687) was a historian and educator.
Biography
Hartknoch was born in Jablonken (Jabłonka) near Ortelsburg (Szczytno) in the Duchy of Prussia. His father, Stephan Hartknoch of Lyck (Ełk), is recorded to have been married for 100 years and to have lived to the age of 130. In 1650 the family moved to Passenheim (Pasym) and there witnessed the brutality and horrors of the Tatar attacks in southern Prussia. His life was saved by his teacher, who shoved him out the window. Numerous villages in the region were destroyed, but Hartknoch made it to the ducal capital of Königsberg (Królewiec).
In Königsberg Hartknoch started studying theology at a Protestant institute. Soon after his parents died and he had to take on jobs. He became a private teacher in Kowno (Kaunas) and then a rector in the Protestant school in Wilno (Vilnius). He soon returned to Königsberg where books and records interested him in history.
In 1679 Hartknoch published a book about history of the region of Prussia, first in Latin and then in German (Alt- und Neues Preussen), as well as Preussische Kirchen-Historia, a history of the church in Prussia. The works are accompanied by descriptions and illustrations of people, history, and culture, as well as copper etching illustrations of towns. He received ethnographical information from the priest Matthäus Prätorius.
Hartknoch's work in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Kaunas, and Vilnius awoke his interest in their history. He wrote a comprehensive work on the Commonwealth spanning 300 years, the first of its kind.
In 1677 the city of Toruń(Thorn) invited Hartknoch to become director at its gymnasium, where he worked for ten years. Wearied through years of Tatar attacks and resulting poverty, Hartknoch died and was buried there in 1687 at the age of 43.
Hartknoch's extensive scientific body of works contributed greatly to knowledge of Prussia, Pomerania, Samogitia, Courland, and Poland.
Work
- Respublica Polonica duobus libris illustrata. Frankfurt, Leipzig, 1678
- Selectae dissertationes historicae de variis rebus Prussicis. 1679
- Altes und Neues Preussen (literally 'Old and New Prussia'). Frankfurt, Königsberg, 1684
- Preussische Kirchen-Historia (History of the Prussian Church). Frankfurt, Danzig (Gdańsk), 1686
Notes
- Johann Lorenz Mosheim & James Murdock. Institutes of Ecclesiastical History. R. Carter & Bros. 1871.