Schubert, Gottlieb Heinrich Von a German philosopher and mystic, who for more than half a century exerted a very extended and beneficent popular influence in almost every field of thought, was born in Saxony, April 26, 1780. His parents were pious and peculiar. In his fifth year he learned from his mother such a lesson … Continue reading “Schubert, Gottlieb Heinrich Von”
Schubert, Franz Peter
Schubert, Franz Peter Composer. Born on 31 January 1797 in Vienna, Austria; died there on 19 November 1828. A pupil of Holzer and Salieri, he gave early promise of genius. His first mass in F was performed in 1814. He composed the Erl King at eighteen. Rosamunde and the Mass in E flat date from … Continue reading “Schubert, Franz Peter”
Schubert, Franz
Schubert, Franz Composer, b. at Vienna, 31 January, 1797; d. there 19 November, 1829. He studied under his father, and subsequently under Holzer and Salieri, and in 1807, was first boy soprano in the Lichtenthal choir. In October, 1808, he entered the Imperial Choristers School, and soon gave evidence of extraordinary musical genius as a … Continue reading “Schubert, Franz”
Schubart, Christian Friedrich Daniel
Schubart, Christian Friedrich Daniel a Lutheran divine of Germany, was born at Obersontheim, in the county of Limburg, March 26, 1736, and died as court and theater poet at Stuttgart, Oct. 10, 1791. He is the author of the beautiful hymn Alles ist euer! O Worte des ewigen Lebens (transl. into English in Hymns from … Continue reading “Schubart, Christian Friedrich Daniel”
Schröder, (Friedrich Wilhelm Karl) Ernst
Schrder, (Friedrich Wilhelm Karl) Ernst 1841-1902. German mathematician. Professor of mathematics at Karlsruhe, 1876-1902. His three-volume Algebra der Logik (1890-1895, with a posthumous second part of vol. 2 published in 1905) is an able compendium and systematization of the work of his predecessors. With contributions of his own, and may be regarded as giving in … Continue reading “Schröder, (Friedrich Wilhelm Karl) Ernst”
Schroter, Robert Gustav Theodor
Schroter, Robert Gustav Theodor a Protestant theologian of Germany, who died at Breslau, March 20, 1880, is the author of, Gregorii Bar-Hebraei Scholia in Psalmum 8:40, 41, 1, etc. (Breslau, 1857): Kritik des Dunasch ben-Labrat uber einzelne Stellen aus Saadia, etc. (1866): Diedem Saadia beigelegte arabische Uebersetzung der kleinena Propheten (in Merx’ Archiv fur Erforschung … Continue reading “Schroter, Robert Gustav Theodor”
Schroeder, John Frederick, D.D
Schroeder, John Frederick, D.D a Protestant Episcopal minister, was born in Baltimore, Maryland, April 8, 1800. He graduated from Princeton College in 1819; studied in the Episcopal Seminary at New Haven, Connecticut; was ordained in 1823; had charge of a parish on the eastern shore of Maryland for a few months; was assistant minister of … Continue reading “Schroeder, John Frederick, D.D”
Schroder, Nicolaus Wilhelm
Schroder, Nicolaus Wilhelm professor of Oriental languages and antiquities at Groningen, was born at Marburg, Aug. 22, 1721, and died May 30, 1798. He is known as the author of Comment. Philologicocriticus de Vestitu Mulierum Ebroearum ad Jes. iii. 10-24 (Leyden, 1745). He also published a number of treatises bearing on Oriental languages and certain … Continue reading “Schroder, Nicolaus Wilhelm”
Schroder, Johann Wilhelm
Schroder, Johann Wilhelm a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born at Marburg, June 15, 1726, and studied at the university in his native place. In 1755 he succeeded his father as professor of Oriental languages and Hebrew antiquities, and died March 8, 1793. He published, De Sanctitate in Genere et Quibusdam ejus Speciebus, Praecipue de … Continue reading “Schroder, Johann Wilhelm”
Schroder, Johann Joachim
Schroder, Johann Joachim a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born at Neukirchen, Hesse, July 6, 1680, and died at Marburg, July 19, 1756, professor of theology. He published, De Historia et Conditione Versionis Armenicae Sacri Codicis (Amsterdam, 1711): Disputationes de Natura Linguae Hebraicae (Marburg, 1716): De Rubo Ardente et non Comburente ad Exodus 3 :i … Continue reading “Schroder, Johann Joachim”