VMs: Re: "M." Georg Barchius

["Rafal T. Prinke" <rafalp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Could the new list be so set up that "Reply" goes to the list
rather than the sender? I sent the following to Jorge only, again!

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Jorge Stolfi wrote:

> The letter from Georg Baresch to Kircher (1639), which Rene located in
> the Carteggio, is signed "M. Georgius Baresch". Later, in a letter
> from Marci to to Kircher (1640), his name is given as "M. Georg
> Barschius".
> 
> What does the "M." stand for in these names?

Most probably it stands for "Magister" (= M.A.) - as we know
he probably studied in Rome and thus may have got this degree.

I have recently found out that there was a noble Czech family
named "Bares z Kamenice" (with s-hacek so equivalent to "sch")
- but could not find any details except the coat-of-arms.
The M could, therefore, also stand for "Magnificus" - but
this title was usually applied to higher nobility and
that family definitely did not belong to that stratum.

The whole info on the family can be found at:

  http://www.pamatky.com/nobilis.php?NrKey=395

That listing of Czech nobility is based on two books by 
Milan Myslivecek, of which I have the first one.

Best regards,

Rafal