Johann Zwinger

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Johann Zwinger , Swiss theologist, wire of Theodor Zwinger, was born with Basle the August 26th 1634.

Admitted, in 1647 with the academy, its progress in the study of philosophy was so fast that at the end of two years it obtained magistère. It applied as of this moment to the theology and the reading of the holy books; and, in 1654, it accepted the crowned orders. The same year, it went to Geneva to improve there in the knowledge of the French language. On its arrival, it supported there, in the most brilliant manner, a thesis on the Original sin . The disease of his/her father obliged it to go back soon to Basle; but, as soon as it had satisfied its filial devotion, it returned to Geneva and was elected there Pasteur of the German church. The weakness of its complexing required great cares.

In 1656, it gave its resignation, and, by the council of the doctors, was put; to travel. It visited successively Heidelberg, Utrecht, Amsterdam, Leyde, Groningue, Bremen and Marbourg; and everywhere it had to rent reception of the scientists. Of return to Basle, the October 3rd, it was named there, the same day, professor of Greek language to the academy. In 1662, it united with its pulpit the place of conservative of the academic hibliothèque. Having made transport in the room that it has occupied for this time, it wrote the systematic Catalog of it , which forms 6 volumes in-fol. This work, whose bibliographers only know all the difficulties, cost him several years of assiduous care; and however it accepted of another gratification only one specimen of the OEuvres of Erasme, edition of Froben, whose library had a double. Zwinger had been made receive, in 1665, Doctor of Divinity, and, the same year, it had been appointed professor in this faculty. It fills of them thirty years the principal pulpits with much with zeal. Retained in its bed by an indisposition which did not present any serious character, he explained to his pupils some passages of the New Testament , when he was struck of Apoplexie and died suddenly, the February 26th at 62 years.

There are of him only harangues and theses, among which one quotes:

Of monstris eorumque causis ac differentiis , Basle, in-4;
Oratio of cruelty superiorum sœculorum , ibid, 1661;
forty-two theses Of peccato , 1668 - 1693;
six Of festo corporis Christi , 1682 - 1685;
twenty-eight Of rege Salomone peccante , 1687 - 1696.

J. Zwinger left four wire, whose elder one, Theodor Zwinger, supported with honor the reputation that its ancestors had been acquired in the exercise of medicine. (see the Athenœ rauricœ , p. 50-53.)

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