Philipp Melanchthon

Philipp Melanchthon was a German astronomer, theologian, university teacher, astrologer, philosopher and classical philologist (1497–1560). He was born at Bretten and died at Lutherstadt Wittenberg.

Also recorded as Philipp Schwartzerdt.

Philipp Melanchthon in brief

Born
1497
Died
1560
Known for
astronomer, theologian, university teacher, astrologer, philosopher, classical philologist, protestant reformer and writer
Place of birth
Bretten
Contents

Identity and origins

Philipp Melanchthon was recorded at birth as Philipp Schwartzerdt. The authorities additionally record the heading Philipp Schwartzerdt. His recorded languages were Latin and German. His recorded confession was Lutheranism.

He was the child of Georg Schwarzerdt, Barbara Reuter and Barbara Schwartzerdt. He married Katharina Melanchthon. 3 children are recorded: Anna Melanchthon, Philipp Melanchthon and Magdalena Melanchthon.

Formation and teaching

Philipp Melanchthon studied at Heidelberg University and University of Tübingen. He trained under Johann Reuchlin, Johannes Stöffler and Pallas Spangel.

As a teacher, Philipp Melanchthon is recorded in connection with Zacharias Ursinus, Martin Helwig, Jacob Heerbrand, Michael Neander, Carolus Clusius and Lambert Ludolf Helm. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Catalogued works

17 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1530 to 2001.

Augsburg Confession. Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope, dated 1537. Apology of the Augsburg Confession. Torgauer Artikel, dated 1530. Loci Communes. Augsburg Confession Variata. The Book of Concord: the confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Machumetis Saracenorum principis, eiusque successorum vitae, docrina, ac ipse Alcoran. Praemonitio ad lectorem. Letter from Philipp Melanchthon to Joachim Camerarius, 9 February 1533. Philipp Melanchthon und die Medizin im Spiegel seiner akademischen Reden / Ralf-Dieter Hofheinz., dated 2001, held by Wellcome Collection. Philipp Melanchthon und die Astrologie : Theoretisches und Mantisches / Wolf-Dieter Müller-Jahncke., dated 1998, held by Wellcome Collection. Liber de anima / [Philipp Melanchthon]., dated 1552, held by Wellcome Collection. Philipp Melanchthon's observations on the human body : a poem written in latin by Melanchthon on the flyleaf of a copy of the first edition of Vesalius' De humani corporis fabrica, 1543 : in the library of the Army Medical Library, Cleveland, Ohio : a 1949 Christmas greeting / from Dr. and Mrs. Elmer Belt., dated 1949, held by Wellcome Collection. Instructio visitationis Saxonicæ, ad Ecclesiarum Pastores, de doctrina Christiana, translata Doctore Pomerano in latinum propter Ecclesias Danicas Anno domini M.D.XXXVIII, [Philipp Melanchthon], dated 1539, held by Wellcome Collection. Historia Regum Israelitarum Saulis & Davidis ex Propheticis scriptis Latino carmine reddita a Hieronymo Osiocum ... ; cum præfatione Phili. Mel. [i.e.: Philipp Melanchthon], dated 1559, held by Wellcome Collection. Von der Gerechtigkeit die für Gott gilt. Wider die newe alcumistische theologiam Andreae Osiandri., dated 1552, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 77 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

13 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Philipp Melanchthon online, MEW-7, Philipp Melanchthon online. Philipp Melanchthon online, MEW-12, Philipp Melanchthon online. Philipp Melanchthon online, MEW-2, Philipp Melanchthon online. Philipp Melanchthon online, MEL-9, Philipp Melanchthon online. Philipp Melanchthon online, MEW-15, Philipp Melanchthon online. The contribution of Philipp Melanchthon, Praeceptor Germaniae, to language and education. Between European humanist culture and German reform, Historia de la Educación, 2017. Reformationens tøvende omfortolkning af kætterbegrebet, Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift, 2012. Die gestaltes van Philipp Melanchthon se Spreukekommentaar, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2017. 1998:2, Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift, 2013. The Book Cover as a Paratext: Biblia Germanicolatina in the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, Knygotyra, 2021. EL RETORNO A LA TRADUCCIÓN O NUEVAMENTE SOBRE LA HISTORIA DEL CONCEPTO DE HERMENÉUTICA, Opinión Jurídica, 2011. Alles Schicksal? Der Himmel als astrologische Auskunftei im Luthertum der Frühen Neuzeit, Религия, церковь, общество, 2015. Wedding, Marriage, and Matrimony—Glimpses into Concepts and Images from a Church Historical Perspective since the Reformation, Religions, 2024.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (1274775981). Those registers additionally record the forms Melanchthon, Hollstein German 6.120.98 and Melanchthon, Hollstein German VI.120.98.

Digitised editions and texts

3 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Project Gutenberg.

The Augsburg Confession: The confession of faith, which was submitted to His Imperial Majesty Charles V at the diet of Augsburg in the year 1530 — Project Gutenberg. The Apology of the Augsburg Confession — Project Gutenberg. Die Augsburger Confession — Project Gutenberg.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 69 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Philipp Melanchthon studied at Heidelberg University and University of Tübingen. training under Johann Reuchlin, Johannes Stöffler and Pallas Spangel is recorded. Zacharias Ursinus, Martin Helwig and Jacob Heerbrand are recorded as having studied under Philipp Melanchthon. the recorded working language is Latin and German.

Employment is recorded with Heidelberg University, University of Wittenberg and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg.

Work by Philipp Melanchthon is recorded in the collections of Victoria and Albert Museum.

Chronology

  1. 1497Philipp Melanchthon born at Bretten.
  2. 1529Ein christliche Ermanung an ... König Ferdinandum jetzt jungst zu Speyer geschriben ... digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1530Torgauer Artikel.
  4. 1537Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope.
  5. 1560Philipp Melanchthon died at Lutherstadt Wittenberg.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Open Library author record for Philipp Melanchthon (Internet Archive), 559 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  2. 2.

    Philipp Melanchthon online, MEL-9, Philipp Melanchthon online

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Philipp Melanchthon online, MEW-12, Philipp Melanchthon online

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Philipp Melanchthon online, MEW-15, Philipp Melanchthon online

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Philipp Melanchthon online, MEW-2, Philipp Melanchthon online

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    Philipp Melanchthon online, MEW-7, Philipp Melanchthon online

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 28 articles naming Philipp Melanchthon.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 1274775981, Philipp Melanchthon.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  9. 9.

    Internet Archive, 51 digitised items catalogued under Philipp Melanchthon as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  10. 10.

    Project Gutenberg holds 3 full texts attributed to Philipp Melanchthon.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  11. 11.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 77 works naming Philipp Melanchthon.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  12. 12.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q76325: Philipp Melanchthon

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  13. 13.

    “Philipp Melanchthon”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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