Albin Moller
Albin Moller was a Sorbian author, astrologer, and translator who lived in eastern Germany during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
Life and career
[edit]Moller was born in Straupitz, and worked there as a pastor. He died in Altdöbern.[1]
Astrological works
[edit]In 1596, Moller published Die grosse: Practica Astrologica, a guide to astrology.[2] In 1602, he published Fleissig und Getrewlich Gestellet, an astrological calendar, in Leipzig. The title page features a woodcut of Moller at age sixty.[3] He published another calendar, Alt und New Schreibcalender Auff das Jar nach unsers Herrn Jhesu Christi Geburt MDCI, around 1600.
Other works
[edit]Moller translated the Lutheran hymn book Hymnal and catechism into the Lower Sorbian language in 1574, the first book to be printed in the language.[4] He published Die Pflanzen der Arzneikräuter-Liste von (List of Medicinal Plants and Herbs) in 1582.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Literaturport.de entry for Albin Moller". Literatureport.de. Archived from the original on 27 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ^ "Münchener Digitale Bibliothek". Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ^ Schullian, Dorothy M. The Papers of the Biographical Society of America, Vol. 47. Accessed 2009-01-31 www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/bathtub/leaves.pdf
- ^ "Lusatian (Sorbian) Collections". Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ^ "BVBB- Publikationen". Archived from the original on 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
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