Pomerania litterata. Benjamin Potzerne (1665–1699) and the history of his project Cover Image

Pomerania litterata. Benjamin Potzerne (1665–1699) i historia jego projektu
Pomerania litterata. Benjamin Potzerne (1665–1699) and the history of his project

Author(s): Agnieszka Borysowska
Subject(s): History, Comparative history, Local History / Microhistory, 17th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: Benjamin Potzerne; Pomerania; 17th century; bibliography; biographical lexicon

Summary/Abstract: In the late 17th century professor (later also the rector) of the Academy in Greifswald, Benjamin Potzerne (1665–1699), announced a project of a biobibliographical dictionary which was to contain biographies and the subjective bibliographies of the native Pomeranians, as well as of other inhabitants of Pomerania, who published here their works. The dictionary, inspired by the work of Johann Moller (1661–1725) and Daniel Georg Morhof (1639–1691), and – indirectly – Szymon Starowolski (1588–1656), was not eventually written because of the author’s sudden death. The article discusses the assumptions of the project and demonstrates its place among other achievements of this type at the time.

  • Issue Year: 35/2020
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 77-94
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish