Johann Major
Illustration — Johann Major by Lucas Cranach Johann Major (2 January 1533 – 6 March 1600) was a German Protestant theologian, humanist and poet.
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Johann Major
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- Born
- 1533 · Jáchymov.
- Died
- 1600 · Zerbst.
- Occupation
- poet · university teacher · writer · humanist · protestant theologian
- Known for
- Album amicorum of Johannes Maior from Nürnberg
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Johann Major by Lucas Cranach Johann Major (2 January 1533 – 6 March 1600) was a German Protestant theologian, humanist and poet.
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The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Mainz and Lutherstadt Wittenberg. Employment is recorded with University of Wittenberg. Works named in the authority record are Album amicorum of Johannes Maior from Nürnberg. Work by Johann Major is recorded in the collections of KB, nationale bibliotheek.
Major was born in Sankt Joachimsthal in the Kingdom of Bohemia. He matriculated in 1549 at the University of Wittenberg, and died in Zerbst.
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