Helius Eobanus Hessus
Helius Eobanus Hessus (6 January 1488 – 5 October 1540) was a German Latin poet and later a Lutheran humanist. He was born in Halgehausen in Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel). • Illustration — Helius Eobanus Hessus His family name is said to have been Koch; Eoban was the name of a local saint; Hessus indicates the land of his birth, Helius the fact that he was born on Sunday. He visited a Latin school in Frankenberg, Hesse.
Helius Eobanus Hessus
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- Born
- 1488 · Halgehausen.
- Died
- 1540 · Marburg.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- poet · writer · university teacher · humanist · classical philologist · printer · jurist
- Education
- University of Erfurt · University of Frankfurt an der Oder · Leipzig University
- Languages
- Latin
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Born at Halgehausen in 1488, died in Marburg in 1540.
Helius Eobanus Hessus studied at University of Erfurt, University of Frankfurt an der Oder and Leipzig University. The recorded working language is Latin. Places of work recorded in the authority are Marburg, Haina and Gemünden. Employment is recorded with University of Erfurt, Melanchthon-Gymnasium Nürnberg and University of Marburg.
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