Johannes Sichardus (1499 Tauberbischofsheim - 1552 Tübingen,[1] also known as Sichart, Sichard, Sichardt[2]) was a humanist, jurist and law professor at the University of Türbingen. He also edited several editions for printers in Basel.

Early life and education

He was born in Tauberbischofsheim into a humble household.[2] In later years, his father would become an innkeeper.[2] With the support of an influential relative from Aschaffenburg, he attended the Latin school in Erfurt.[2] From 1514, Sichard studied at the University of Ingolstadt[2] and graduated in 1518 with a M.A.[3] After graduation, he became a teacher at the schola poetica in Munich.[4] In 1521 he moved to Freiburg where he lectured at the University of Freiburg with the support Ulrich Zasius,[4] but did not achieve to become employed as a professor.[3] Zasius then recommended him to the University of Basel where he lectured on rhetoric.[3][5]

Basel

Between 1524 and 1530 he was a professor in the humanist rhetoric and law at the University of Basel.[6] In 1524 he was nominated a professor at the philosophical faculty where he lectured rhetoric and on Cicero and Quintilian.[5] He also lectured on law on the recommendation of Claudius Cantiuncula and Zasius, after Bonifacius Amerbach had declined.[7] Being recommended by Zasius, Sichardus felt obliged to lecture in support of legal humanism.[8] In Basel, he was involved in the authorship of over twenty books.[9] In Basel he worked with the printers Andreas Cratander, Adam Petri, and Henric Petri.[5] Adam Petri who also printed two books he edited.[10] In 1528 the Brevarium Alaricum was printed by Henric Petri,[9] but Sichard thought it was the Codex Theodosianus.[11] In 1530 the religious environment with the reformation let Sichard leave Basel.[12]

Freiburg

He then went to Freiburg where Sichard studied law with Zasius.[13] In November 1531 he graduated as a doctor in law.[14] Following he lectured on law at the University of Freiburg.[14]

Tübingen

In 1535 he received a call to the University of Tübingen, where he would earn a hundred guilders at the beginning but within two years of teaching, his salary was doubled.[15] He became the rector for the term 1535/1536 and again in 1542, 1545 und 1549. He was the dean seven years.[16] Attempts to recruit him by the city of Nuremberg were unsuccessful but in 1544 the Duke of Wurttemberg Ulrich appointed him the advisor to the duchy for ten years.[16] Emperor Charles V wanted to appoint him as an adviser to the Reichskammergericht in 1548, but he declined.[17]

Personal life

He had a brother, maybe two, and sisters.[2] He died on the 9 May 1552.[1] Following his death, Mathias Garbitius held a memorial speech at the University of Tübingen.[2] Sichard raised two nieces but died childless and his wife remarried.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 Burmeister, Karl-Heinz. "Sichardus, Johannes". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Lehmann, Paul (1911). "Johannes Sichardus und die von Ihm Benutzten Bibliotheken und Handschriften". www.forgottenbooks.com. C.H. Beck. p. 4–5. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  3. 1 2 3 Kisch, Guido (1972). "Johannes Sichardus". Studien zur humanistischen Jurisprudenz Guido Kisch (in German). pp. 107–111. doi:10.1515/9783110839173-013. ISBN 9783110839173 – via De Gruyter.
  4. 1 2 Lehmann, Paul (1911),p.6
  5. 1 2 3 Lehmann, Paul (1911),p.8
  6. ↑ "Biographien der Dozenten". Basler Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Altertumskunde. 1972. p. 215.
  7. ↑ Kisch, Guido (1962). "Die Anfänge der Juristischen Fakultät der Universität Basel 1459–1529" (in German). Basel: Helbing & Lichtenhahn. pp. 105–107.
  8. ↑ Kisch, Guido (1962),pp.107–108
  9. 1 2 Kisch, Guido (1962),p.109
  10. ↑ Hieronymus, Frank (1997). 1488 Petri-Schwabe 1988: eine traditionsreiche Basler Offizin im Spiegel ihrer frühen Drucke (in German). Schwabe. pp. 400–403. ISBN 978-3-7965-1000-7.
  11. ↑ Kisch, Guido (1962),p.10
  12. ↑ Lehmann, Paul (1911),p.10
  13. ↑ Lehmann, Paul (1911),p.12
  14. 1 2 Lehmann, Paul (1911),p.12
  15. ↑ Lehmann, Paul (1911),pp.12–13
  16. 1 2 Lehmann, Paul (1911),p.13
  17. 1 2 Lehmann, Paul (1911),p.14
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