Benedictus Aretius
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Benedictus Aretius (1505–1574) was a Swiss Protestant theologian and natural philosopher.
, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. He studied at Strasburg
and at Marburg
, where he became professor of logic. He was called to Bern as a school-teacher, 1548, and became professor of theology, 1564.
He died at Bern on 22 March 1574.
Life
He was born at BätterkindenBätterkinden
Bätterkinden is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is about 20 km north of Bern....
, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. He studied at Strasburg
Strasburg
-Places:*Strasbourg, a city in Alsace *Straßburg, Austria, in Carinthia*Strasburg, Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania*the former name of Brodnica, became Polish after World War I*Strassburg, the German name for Aiud, Alba...
and at Marburg
Marburg
Marburg is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany, on the River Lahn. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district and its population, as of March 2010, was 79,911.- Founding and early history :...
, where he became professor of logic. He was called to Bern as a school-teacher, 1548, and became professor of theology, 1564.
He died at Bern on 22 March 1574.
Works
His major work, Theologiæ problemata (Bern, 1573), was a compendium of the knowledge of the time and was highly valued. His Examen theologicum (1557) ran through six editions in fourteen years. His works also include- a commentary on the New TestamentNew TestamentThe New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
(1580 and 1616) and on the Pentateuch (1602; 2d ed., with commentary on the Psalms added, 1618); - a commentary on PindarPindarPindar , was an Ancient Greek lyric poet. Of the canonical nine lyric poets of ancient Greece, his work is the best preserved. Quintilian described him as "by far the greatest of the nine lyric poets, in virtue of his inspired magnificence, the beauty of his thoughts and figures, the rich...
(1587); - a description of the floraFloraFlora is the plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring or indigenous—native plant life. The corresponding term for animals is fauna.-Etymology:...
of two mountains of the Bernese OberlandBernese OberlandThe Bernese Oberland is the higher part of the canton of Bern, Switzerland, in the southern end of the canton: The area around Lake Thun and Lake Brienz, and the valleys of the Bernese Alps .The flag of the Bernese Oberland consists of a black eagle in a gold field The Bernese Oberland (Bernese...
, StockhornStockhornThe Stockhorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, above the town of Erlenbach in Simmetal.The Stockhorn is 2190 m high and is accessible via cable car and/or walking during 3 hours 30 minutes from the Oberstockensee. It has a restaurant at the top and is a good starting point for many hikes...
and Niesen (Strasburg, 1561); - a Hebrew method for schools (Basel, 1561); and
- a defense of the execution (in 1566) of the antitrinitarian Valentin Gentilis (Geneva, 1567).