Johann Ludwig Schönleben | |
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Born | November 16, 1618 |
Died | October 15, 1681 |
Resting place | St. James's Parish Church (Ljubljana) |
Known for | Historian |
Parent(s) | Ludwig Schönleben and Susanna Kuschlan |
Johann Ludwig Schönleben (November 16, 1618 – October 15, 1681; Slovene: Janez Ludvik, Latin: Joannis Ludovici) was a Carniolan priest, rhetorician, and historian.
Schönleben was born in Ljubljana, the son of the politician Ludwig Schönleben and his wife Susanna Kuschlan [1] and baptized Joan. Ludovicus Shönliebel. [2] The family originally stemmed from Württemberg. [3] He attended the Jesuit college in Ljubljana and joined the order on October 15, 1635. [1] Schönleben studied in Vienna, Graz, and Passau. He left the Jesuit order in 1653, received a doctorate in Padua, and then returned to Ljubljana. [1]
Schönleben was a well-known rhetorician and some of his speeches were also published. He was important in theology as a proponent of the Immaculate Conception. As a historian, he wrote a series of genealogies of Carniolan noble families. His most important work was Carniolia antiqua et nova (Carniola Old and New; Ljubljana, 1681). He was the teacher of Johann Weikhard von Valvasor. [4]
Schönleben died in Ljubljana and was buried in St. James's Church. [3]
Johann Ludwig Schönleben | |
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Born | November 16, 1618 |
Died | October 15, 1681 |
Resting place | St. James's Parish Church (Ljubljana) |
Known for | Historian |
Parent(s) | Ludwig Schönleben and Susanna Kuschlan |
Johann Ludwig Schönleben (November 16, 1618 – October 15, 1681; Slovene: Janez Ludvik, Latin: Joannis Ludovici) was a Carniolan priest, rhetorician, and historian.
Schönleben was born in Ljubljana, the son of the politician Ludwig Schönleben and his wife Susanna Kuschlan [1] and baptized Joan. Ludovicus Shönliebel. [2] The family originally stemmed from Württemberg. [3] He attended the Jesuit college in Ljubljana and joined the order on October 15, 1635. [1] Schönleben studied in Vienna, Graz, and Passau. He left the Jesuit order in 1653, received a doctorate in Padua, and then returned to Ljubljana. [1]
Schönleben was a well-known rhetorician and some of his speeches were also published. He was important in theology as a proponent of the Immaculate Conception. As a historian, he wrote a series of genealogies of Carniolan noble families. His most important work was Carniolia antiqua et nova (Carniola Old and New; Ljubljana, 1681). He was the teacher of Johann Weikhard von Valvasor. [4]
Schönleben died in Ljubljana and was buried in St. James's Church. [3]