Johann Ludwig Schönleben
| Johann Ludwig Schönleben | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
November 16, 1618 Laibach, Carniola, (now Ljubljana, Slovenia) |
| Died |
October 15, 1681 Laibach, Carniola, (now Ljubljana, Slovenia) |
| Known for | Historian |
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 Suzane Kušlan.[1] The family originally stemmed from Württemberg.[2] 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.[3]
Schönleben died in Ljubljana and was buried in St. James's Church.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Slovenska biografija: Janez Ludvik Schönleben
- 1 2 Richter, Franz Xav. 1817. Ein Beytrag zum gelehrten Österreich aus Krain. Archiv für Geographie, Historie, Staats- und Kriegskunde 78 (30 June): 314–320.
- ↑ Palladino, Irmgard, & Maria Bidovec. 2008. Johann Weichard von Valvasor (1641–1693): Ein Protagonist der Wissenschaftsrevolution der Frühen Neuzeit. Leben, Werk und Nachlass. Vienna: Böhlau, p. 48.