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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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