Friedrich Spanheim the elder (January 1, 1600,

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– May 14, 1649, Leiden) was a Calvinistic theology professor at the University of Leiden.

Life

He entered in 1614 the University of Heidelberg where he studied philology and

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, and in 1619 removed to Geneva to study theology. In 1621 he became tutor in the house of Jean de Bonne, Baron de Vitrolle, governor of Embrun in Dauphiné, and after three years he visited Geneva, and Paris, and England, returning to Geneva in 1626 and becoming professor of philosophy. In 1631 he went over to the theological faculty, and was rector of the academy from 1633 to 1637. In 1642 he moved to Leiden as professor of theology. There Spanheim became one of the most prominent defenders of the Calvinistic doctrine of predestination against Amyraldism.

Works

He published anonymously, ''Le Soldat suedois'' (1633), a history of the Thirty Years' War until 1631 and ''Le Mercure suisse'' (1634); ''Commentaire historique de la vie et de la mort de . . Christofle Vicomte de Dohna'' (1639). His principal theological works are: *''Dubia evangelica'' (3 vols., Geneva, 1631-1639) *''Disputatio de gratia universali'' (3 vols., Leiden, 1644-1648) *''Epistola ad Buchananum super controversiis...in ecclesiis Anglicanis'' (Leiden, 1645). Against the

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s he wrote ''Variae disputationes anti-Anabaptisticae'' (1643) and ''Diatribe historica de origine, progressu, sectis et nominibus anabaptistarum'' (1645; English translation, ''Englands Warning by GermaniesIn that spelling
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References

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, ''Oratio funebris in obitum...F. Spenhemii'', Leiden, 1849. * Pierre Bayle, ''Dictionary'', v. 193-195. * Nicéron, ''Mémoires'', xxix. 35 *

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, ''Hist. littéraire de Genève'', ii. 191 sqq., Geneva, 1786 *Lichtenberger, ''ESR'', xi. 656. ;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Spanheim, Friedrich 1600 births 1649 deaths 17th-century Calvinist and Reformed theologians Dutch Calvinist and Reformed theologians Heidelberg University alumni Leiden University faculty University of Geneva faculty People from Amberg