Beatus Rhenanus

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Beatus Rhenanus was a prominent 16th-century German humanist, scholar, and editor known for his critical editions of classical and early Christian texts and his close association with Erasmus.

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Beatus Rhenanus canonical 2

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instanceOf 16th-century writer ⓘ
German person ⓘ
Renaissance humanist ⓘ
editor ⓘ
humanist ⓘ
scholar ⓘ
associatedWith Erasmus of Rotterdam ⓘ
linked to: Desiderius Erasmus

Johann Froben ⓘ
Martin Bucer ⓘ
Philipp Melanchthon ⓘ
linked to: Philip Melanchthon
birthDate 1485-08-22 ⓘ
birthName Beatus Bild ⓘ
birthPlace Alsace ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Schlettstadt ⓘ
Sélestat ⓘ
citizenship Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
collectionLocation Sélestat ⓘ
Sélestat Humanist Library ⓘ
deathDate 1547-07-20 ⓘ
deathPlace Alsace ⓘ
Strasbourg ⓘ
educatedAt University of Paris ⓘ
employer Johann Froben printing house ⓘ
linked to: Johann Froben
era Renaissance ⓘ
fieldOfWork classical philology ⓘ
history ⓘ
textual criticism ⓘ
theology ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasCollection Beatus Rhenanus Library ⓘ
honouredIn UNESCO Memory of the World Register ⓘ
knownFor correspondence with leading humanists ⓘ
critical editions of classical texts ⓘ
critical editions of early Christian authors ⓘ
friendship with Erasmus of Rotterdam ⓘ
language German ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
legacy his personal library preserved almost intact ⓘ
movement Northern Renaissance humanism ⓘ
name Beatus Rhenanus ⓘ
nationality German ⓘ
notableWork Life of Erasmus ⓘ
Rerum Germanicarum libri tres ⓘ
edition of Livy ⓘ
edition of Tacitus ⓘ
edition of Tertullian ⓘ
edition of Velleius Paterculus ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
workedIn Basel ⓘ
linked to: Basel-Stadt

Strasbourg ⓘ

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Johann Froben → associatedWith → Beatus Rhenanus ⓘ
Beatus Rhenanus → name → Beatus Rhenanus ⓘ