Joachim Camerarius

Joachim Camerarius

male, deceased (1574)
Lutheran, journeys, homer, wittenberg, erfurt, Classical scholar…University of Leipzig, University of Tubingen, UniversityofWittenberg, University of Erfurt, Catalogue of the Bishops of the Principal Sees
Joachim Camerarius (April 12, 1500 - April 17, 1574), German classical scholar, was born at Bamberg, Bavaria. His family name was Liebhard, but he...
Johann Arndt

Johann Arndt

male, deceased (1621)
writer, brunswick, Theologian, Lutheran, German, baptism…wittenberg, UniversityofWittenberg, University of Helmstedt
Johann Arndt (1555-1621), German Lutheran theologian, was born at Ballenstedt, in Anhalt, and studied in several universities. He was at Helmstedt...
Caspar Peucer

Caspar Peucer

male, deceased (1602)
German Renaissance humanist, duchy, German, elector, saxony, Humanist…wittenberg, UniversityofWittenberg
Caspar Peucer (6 January 1525-25 September 1602) was a German reformer, physician, and scholar. Born in Bautzen, Peucer studied mathematics,...

Matthäus Aurogallus

male, deceased (1543)
linguist, German, old testament, UniversityofWittenberg, Chomutov, Matthäus Goldhahn
Matthäus Aurogallus, also known as "Matthäus Goldhahn" (1490 - November 10, 1543) was a German linguist. Born in Komotau, Bohemia, he served as Pr...
Johann Gerhard

Johann Gerhard

male, deceased (1637)
University of Jena, Protestant, Lutheran, Theologian, uppsala, German…uppsala university, University of Giessen, UniversityofWittenberg, University of Helmstedt, University of Altdorf
Johann Gerhard, was a Lutheran church leader and theologian. He was born in the German city of Quedlinburg. At the age of fourteen, during a...
George Spalatin

George Spalatin

male, deceased (1545)
German Renaissance humanist, Altenburg, priest, Chaplain, greek, nuremberg…UniversityofWittenberg, University of Erfurt, Frederick III the Wise, the elector of Saxony, John Frederick, Elector of Saxony
George Spalatin, was the name taken by George Burkhardt (January 17, 1484 - January 16, 1545), an important figure in the history of the...

Caspar Creuziger

male, deceased (1548)
German Renaissance humanist, humanism, Humanist, Scholar, German, From Leipzig…UniversityofWittenberg
Caspar Creuziger or Caspar Cruciger the Elder (January 1, 1504 - November 16, 1548) was a German humanist. He was professor of Theology at the...
Erasmus Reinhold

Erasmus Reinhold

male, deceased (1553)
Christian, Saalfeld, heliocentrism, Albert of Brandenburg Prussia, Prutenic (Prussian) Tables, Theoricae novae planetarum…UniversityofWittenberg
Erasmus Reinhold (October 22, 1511 - February 19, 1553) was a German astronomer and mathematician. He was born and died in Saalfeld, Thuringia,...
Olaus Petri

Olaus Petri

male, deceased (1552)
Lutheran, swedish, gustav vasa, bloodbath, gotland, roman catholicism…University of Leipzig, University of Uppsala, UniversityofWittenberg
Olaus Petri first studied at the University of Uppsala, then in Leipzig, and then finished his education with his M.A. at the University of...
Valerius Cordus

Valerius Cordus

male, deceased (1544)
Lutheran, Botanist, German, botany, physician, erfurt…University of Leipzig, Doctor of Medicine, University of Marburg, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, UniversityofWittenberg
Valerius Cordus (18 February 1515 - 25 September 1544) was a German physician and botanist who authored one of the greatest pharmacopoeias and one...