Marcus Fronius

Marcus Fronius (1659 14 April 1713) was a Lutheran theologian, pedagogue, and author whose published works covered topics such as theology, metaphysics, and humoural physiology.[1][2][3][4]

Facsimile of late 17th-century writings on humoural physiology by Marcus Fronius

Fronius, a Transylvanian Saxon, was born in Neustadt, Siebenbürgen, and studied under the tutelage of Johann Deutschmann and Abraham Calovius, obtaining an M.Th. from the University of Wittenberg in 1682.[1]

He was also a poet and musician of some note, having composed pieces to accompany the Lutheran Mass; and was said to have had "extraordinary skill in drawing and in the Latin language."[2] He died in Kronstadt, Siebenbürgen.

[see also Fronius]

Works by Marcus Fronius

References

  1. 1 2 Paul Philippi. "Fronius, Marcus". Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1961, p. 661
  2. 1 2 Maja Philippi. Die verbrannte Bibliothek des Marcus Fronius. Ein Baustein zur Kulturgeschichte des siebenbürgisch-sächsischen Bürgertums im 17. Jahrhundert. Zeitschrift für Siebenbürgische Landeskunde 13 (1990) 35-38.
  3. JSTOR: Phoenix, Vol. 8, No. 3 (Autumn, 1954), pp. 92-108.
  4. Gilbert Tournoy, Lovaniensia, Volume 40
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