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Georg Witzel

German theologian (1501-1573)
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Georg Witzel
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16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
1501
Date of death
1573, February 16, 1573[7]
Place of birth
Vacha
Place of death
Mainz
Country of citizenship
Germany[8]
Occupation
Catholic theologian, Catholic priest
Educated at
University of Erfurt[9]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[21]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Contemporaries of Erasmus (vol. 3), Neue Deutsche Biographie[17][18][19][20]
Family name
Witzel[12]
Given name
Georg[13]
Pseudonym
Gersonites Landavus, Bonifacius Britannus, Agricola Phagus[14][15][16]
Significant person
Johannes Dantiscus, Erasmus, Beatus Rhenanus, Philipp Melanchthon, Huldrych Zwingli, Justus Jonas[22][23][24][25][26][27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Georg Witzel ar جورج فيتسل cs Bonifacius Britannus cs Georgius Vicelius cs Georgius Vuicelius cs Georgius Wicelius cs Georg Vicel cs Georg Vuicel cs Georg Wicel cs Gersonites Landavus cs Agricola Phagus
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Angelicum ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Biblissima authority ID
Hugh of Fouilloy
British Museum person or institution ID
146111
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Catalogue of the Capitular Library of Verona author ID
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Catholic Encyclopedia ID
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DBNL author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
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ELNET ID
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Early Modern Letters Online person ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
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Freebase ID
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Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online ID
Witzel, Georg (1501-1573)
Grove Music Online ID
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Hessian Biography person ID
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Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Libris-URI
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Mirabile author ID
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Museum-digital person/organization ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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Open Library ID
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OpenMLOL author ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Personendatenbank Germania Sacra ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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RILM ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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Saxon Biography ID
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Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
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Shakeosphere person ID
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Treccani ID
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Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
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Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
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Vatican Library VcBA ID
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WBIS ID
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WikiTree person ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Significant person 6
Erasmus, Huldrych Zwingli, Philipp Melanchthon, Justus Jonas, Beatus Rhenanus, Johannes Dantiscus
Described by source 2
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Educated at 1
University of Erfurt
Given name 1
Georg
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Occupation 1
theologian
Place of birth 1
Vacha
Place of death 1
Mainz
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Georg Witzel was born on 1501[1] in Vacha[2]. He died on 1573[3] in Mainz[4]. He worked as a Catholic theologian[5] and Catholic priest[6].

FAQs

Where was Georg Witzel born?

Georg Witzel was born in Vacha[2].

Where did Georg Witzel die?

Georg Witzel died in Mainz[4].

What did Georg Witzel do for work?

Georg Witzel worked as a Catholic theologian[5] and Catholic priest[6].

Where did Georg Witzel go to school?

Georg Witzel was educated at University of Erfurt[9].

Related Entities

Erasmus Germany Huldrych Zwingli Philipp Melanchthon University of Erfurt

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . VcBA (identifier). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Early Modern Letters Online. wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Contemporaries of Erasmus (vol. 3). wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Contemporaries of Erasmus (vol. 3) +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63393: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
  2. 7w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Saxon Biography ID → 4206
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #55956: migrate GND to own IDs"
  3. 8w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hessian Biography person ID → 2152
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #54302: migrate GND to own IDs"
  4. 8w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Saxon Biography ID → 4206
    "Created claim: Saxon Biography ID: 118807757, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789158480789"
  5. 8w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Catholic theologian, Catholic priest
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #53437: + occupation Catholic priest from VcBA"
  6. 15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → Hugh of Fouilloy
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q5631, Import ID Biblissima V3 (details)"
  7. 17w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pontifical Urbaniana University ID → 159473
    "Created claim: Pontifical Urbaniana University ID: 159473, batch #260429"
  8. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 118807757
    "Created claim: Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 118807757, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  9. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Catholic theologian, Catholic priest
    "Removed claim: Occupation: theologian, batch #258355"
  10. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Catholic theologian, Catholic priest
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32154: import P21 and P106 from GND (36)"
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