Daniel Cramer
German theologian
Intro | German theologian | |
Places | Germany | |
was | Religious scholar Author Theologian Writer Educator | |
Work field | Academia Literature Religion | |
Gender |
| |
Birth | 20 January 1568, Recz, Gmina Recz, Choszczno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship | |
Death | 5 October 1637Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland (aged 69 years) |
Daniel Cramer (Daniel Candidus) (20 January 1568 – 5 October 1637) was a German Lutheran theologian and writer from Reetz (Recz), Brandenburg. He was an opponent of the Ramists and the Jesuits.
He became professor and archdeacon at Stettin. Earlier, in the 1590s, he was at the University of Marburg, writing on Aristotle.
He is now remembered for his emblem book Emblemata Sacra (1617). This was followed by the Octaginta emblemata moralia nova (1630).
He wrote also neo-Latin drama, and controversial works in theology. For the Duke of Pomerania, Philipp II, he became involved in writing the church history Pomerania; his preaching in front of Philipp is recorded.[1]