Career
They settled in Regensburg, where Bernegger visited the Gymnasium. In 1599, the 17-year-old began studies in Strassburg, mainly in the fields of philology and natural sciences. He was fascinated by astronomy and was in contact with Johannes Kepler and Wilhelm Schickard.
Already in 1612, Bernegger had translated a 1606 Italian language work of Galileo Galilei"s into Latin, as Tractatus de proportionum instrumento.
In order to protect Galilei"s involvement, it was stated in the preface that one of Peter Crüger"s pupils, Benjamin Engelcke, had traveled in 1632 to Italy, had met Galilei, and had brought Galilei"s book to Bernegger to persuade him to translate, without Galilei"s permission. Bernegger was known for his editions of classic writers like Tacitus and for his correspondence with scholars.
Among his students were the Silesian Daniel Czepko von Reigersfeld (1605–1660), Johannes Freinsheim, Johann Michael Moscherosch, Martin Opitz and the Prussian Robert Roberthin (1600–1648). Bernegger was also interested in politics, and during the Thirty Years" War tried to negotiate with the French.
Hugonis Grotii & Matthiae Berneggeri Epistolae.
Straßburg 1667
Epistolae J. Keppleri & M. Berneggeri. Straßburg 1672
Epistolae West. Schickarti & M. Berneggeri. Straßburg 1673.