Camerarius

Camerarius, JOACHIM—originally Liechhard, which name he changed into Camerarius, because his forefathers had been Kümmerer (chamberlains) at the court of the Bishop of Bamberg—was born at Bamberg, April 12, 1500, and died at Leipzig, after a life devoted to literature, April 17, 1574. His works include an excellent biography of his friend Melanchthon (1566), and a collection of letters by that reformer (1569); also annotations on Cicero's Questiones Tusculanæ (1525), Commentarii Linguae Græcæ et Latinæ (1551), and Epistolæ Familiares (3 vols. 1583-95), giving interesting notices of his times.—His son, JOACHIM CAMERARIUS (1534-98), was one of the most learned physicians and botanists of his age.—RUDOLF JAKOB CAMERARIUS (1665-1721) was also a physician and botanist.