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Helius Eobanus Hessus

German humanist (1488-1540)
Person human Q532384
Helius Eobanus Hessus
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
January 6, 1488
Date of death
October 4, 1540
Place of birth
Halgehausen
Place of death
Marburg
Country of citizenship
Germany[11]
Occupation
poet, writer, university teacher, humanist, classical philologist, printer, jurist[12][13]
Employer
University of Erfurt, Melanchthon-Gymnasium Nürnberg, University of Marburg[14][15][16]
Educated at
University of Erfurt, University of Frankfurt an der Oder, Leipzig University[17][18][19]
Religion or worldview
Lutheranism[22]
Notable work
Heroides (Hessus), Q137797006[20][21]
Child
Heliodoro Heoboano[10]
Work location
Marburg, Haina, Gemünden, Frankenberg, Erfurt, Prabuty, Frankfurt (Oder), Leipzig, Nuremberg[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin[48]
Described by source
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Contemporaries of Erasmus (vol. 1), Adam: Vitae germanorum philosophorum (1615), Selbstzeugnisse im deutschsprachigen Raum, Pantaleon: Prosopographia, vol. 3 (1566), Pantaleon: Teutscher Nation Heldenbuch, vol. 3 (1566), Neue Deutsche Biographie[38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47]
Family name
Hessus, Koch[24][25]
Given name
Helius, Eobanus, Eoban[26][27][28]
P14585
38086
P14608
118704249
P14977
RETE042907
Significant person
Willibald Pirckheimer, Johannes Dantiscus, Erasmus, Beatus Rhenanus, Philipp Melanchthon
🏷️ Also known as
en Helius Eobanus Hessus de Eoban Hesse de Eoban Koch de Eobanus de Eobanus Heß de Eobanus Hessus de Eobanus von Frankenberg de Helios Eobanus Hessus de Helios Hessus Eobanus de Helius E. Hessus de Helius Eoban Hesse de Helius Eobanus de Helius Eobanus Coci de Helius Eobanus Hesse de Helius Eobanus Koch de Helius Eobanus Koch Hessus de Helius H. Eobanus de Helius Hessus Eobanus de Hely Eobani Hessi de Hessus
🔖 Identifiers · 69
ISNI
0000000122816551
VIAF cluster ID
71412338
Library of Congress authority ID
n87885207
GND ID
118704249
Alvin ID
alvin-person:56151
BIBSYS ID
90782689
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
HessusHeliusEobanus1488-1540
BVMC person ID
16934
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120617941
Biblissima authority ID
Operation Barbarossa
British Museum person or institution ID
31415
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
hessus-helius-eobanus
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CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02308941, cni00116586
CONOR.SI ID
108511587
Catalogue of the Capitular Library of Verona author ID
4703
DBNL author ID
eoba002
DDB person (GND) ID
118704249
DLL Catalog author ID
A3930
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118704249
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID
Golasecca
EDIT16 catalogue author ID
17333
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
b49f60b9-bcf9-4924-8ac8-049c9ab500bc
FAST ID
222390
FactGrid item ID
The Penguins of Madagascar, season 1
Freebase ID
/m/057_7q
Hessian Biography person (GND) ID
6774
IdRef ID
028872622
IxTheo authority ID
133386333
KBR person ID
14783371
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118704249
Kallías ID
PE00020186
Libris-URI
nl025z86587671x
Marburger Professorenkatalog ID
6774
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID
H/hessus-helius-eobanus
Medvik ID
nlk20020104229
Mirabile author ID
40198
Museum-digital ID
32302
NL CR AUT ID
nlk20020104229
NSK (VIAF) ID
000125947
NSK ID
981005776609509366
NUKAT ID
n02084447
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/E032C22A-1130-4D4D-B4FE-9E80C3E09DC8
National Library of Greece ID
306374
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000489641
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007275201905171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810570954105606
National Library of Portugal ID
57053
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX4618150
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069955026
Obálky knih ID
nlk20020104229
Open Library ID
OL808373A
OpenMLOL author ID
96657
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095933874
Personendatenbank Germania Sacra ID
002-00873-002, 022-01660-001, 036-02372-001, 046-03586-001
Prabook ID
3730937, 2339908
Provenio UUID
7cdfb430-9424-4e92-ba82-0ae869bce98a
RAG ID - Repertorium Academicum Germanicum
ngIY4T779JQ5txeEcHhx7GuZ
RISM ID
people/78461
SBN author ID
TO0V031688, CNCV017333
SELIBR ID
263766
SNK ID
151949
Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
LSH/agents/53177
Teuchos ID
P-Hessus.Helius.Eobanus
Treccani ID
helius-eobanus-hessus
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10229543
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/22231
Wellcome Collection concept ID
m4zb5am8
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpDH4KKBGpR6gcP3gVXBP
Yale LUX ID
person/51867242-88c8-4cdc-810c-353afe39cc30

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🔗 Connections
Work location 9
Leipzig, Nuremberg, Erfurt, Frankfurt (Oder), Marburg, Frankenberg, Prabuty, Gemünden +1 more
Significant person 5
Erasmus, Philipp Melanchthon, Beatus Rhenanus, Willibald Pirckheimer, Johannes Dantiscus
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Educated at 3
Leipzig University, University of Erfurt, University of Frankfurt an der Oder
Occupation 3
writer, poet, university teacher
Employer 2
University of Marburg, University of Erfurt
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID 1
Golasecca
FactGrid item ID 1
The Penguins of Madagascar, season 1
Family name 1
Koch
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Latin
Place of death 1
Marburg
Religion or worldview 1
Lutheranism
Sex or gender 1
male
← Significant person 1
Fran Trankvil Andreis
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Summary

Helius Eobanus Hessus was born on January 6, 1488[1], in Halgehausen[2]. He died on October 4, 1540[3], in Marburg[4]. He worked as a poet[5], writer[6], university teacher[7], humanist[8], and classical philologist[9].

FAQs

Where was Helius Eobanus Hessus born?

Helius Eobanus Hessus was born in Halgehausen[2].

Where did Helius Eobanus Hessus die?

Helius Eobanus Hessus died in Marburg[4].

What did Helius Eobanus Hessus do for work?

Helius Eobanus Hessus worked as a poet[5], writer[6], university teacher[7], humanist[8], and classical philologist[9].

Where did Helius Eobanus Hessus go to school?

Helius Eobanus Hessus was educated at University of Erfurt[17], University of Frankfurt an der Oder[18], and Leipzig University[19].

Related Entities

Erasmus Frankfurt (Oder) Germany Golasecca Leipzig Philipp Melanchthon Prabuty University of Erfurt University of Frankfurt an der Oder

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . museum-digital. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . thueringer-literaturrat.de. Retrieved . thueringer-literaturrat.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Hessian Biography. wikidata.org.
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  18. [16] ↑ . Hessian Biography. wikidata.org.
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  20. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
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  47. [47] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  48. [48] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  8. 7w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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