Paulus Melissus

Paulus Melissus was a German librarian, composer, translator, writer, poet and humanist (1539–1602). He was born at Mellrichstadt and died at Heidelberg.

Also recorded as Paul Melissus; Paull Schede; Paulus Schedius Melissus.

Paulus Melissus in brief

Born
1539
Died
1602
Known for
librarian, composer, translator, writer, poet, humanist and philologist
Place of birth
Mellrichstadt
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Identity and origins

Paulus Melissus was recorded at birth as Paul Schad. The authorities additionally record the headings Paul Melissus, Paull Schede and Paulus Schedius Melissus. His recorded languages were Latin and German.

Catalogued works

1 work under this name is catalogued by Wellcome Collection.

Schediasmata poetica., dated 1586, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Melissus (Künstlername; eigentlich, mit vielleicht aus Schede latinisiertem Familiennamen Schedius) Paulus, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online. Schede, Paulus Melissus, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. Schede, Paulus Melissus: Dichtungen, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. Der <i>princeps ignotus </i>des Paulus Schedius Melissus, Neulateinisches Jahrbuch, 2015. Remarks on the Festivities of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Prague (1585), Musicologica Brunensia, 2016.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1539Paulus Melissus born at Mellrichstadt.
  2. 1586Schediasmata poetica. (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1602Paulus Melissus died at Heidelberg.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Der <i>princeps ignotus </i>des Paulus Schedius Melissus, Neulateinisches Jahrbuch, 2015

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Melissus (Künstlername; eigentlich, mit vielleicht aus Schede latinisiertem Familiennamen Schedius) Paulus, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Schede, Paulus Melissus, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Schede, Paulus Melissus: Dichtungen, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Paulus Melissus.

    open access index · Unverified

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  6. 6.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 129371408, Francus, Paulus Melissus.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 2 works naming Paulus Melissus.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q882363: Paulus Melissus

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  9. 9.

    “Paulus Melissus”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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