title: Pastor H.G. Weland's Latin elegy for Engelbert Kaempfer.
abstract: This article discusses the life and accomplishments of Engelbert Kaempfer (1651-1716), the German scholar, traveler, and physician, and his relationship to Pastor H.G. Weland of Lemgo. It presents the manuscript of Pastor H.G. Weland's Latin Elegy for Engelbert Kaempfer. The manuscript's form and readings are compared with the printed version of Haccius, and a first translation into a modern language (English) is published. A final section provides a brief commentary on the elegy, by addressing structure, meaning, and literary style.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin Oshkosh 54901.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Carrubba
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006801:Humans; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D012068:Religion and Medicine