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Justus Jonas

German Lutheran reformer
Person human Q38294

Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
June 5, 1493
Date of death
October 9, 1555
Place of birth
Nordhausen
Place of death
Eisfeld
Country of citizenship
Holy Roman Empire[13]
Occupation
writer, translator, university teacher, historian, poet, jurist, humanist, hymnwriter, superintendent, provost, Protestant reformer, parson, Protestant theologian[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Employer
University of Erfurt (1392-1816), University of Wittenberg[23][24]
Educated at
University of Erfurt (1392-1816)[25]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church, Lutheranism[26][27]
Father
Jonas Koch[10]
Spouse
Katharina Falck[11]
Child
Justus Jonas der Jüngere[12]
Work location
Hildesheim[31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, Latin, Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew[41][42][43][44]
Birth name
Jobst Koch[45]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Contemporaries of Erasmus (vol. 2), Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Erdmann: Lebensbeschreibungen (1804), Pantaleon: Prosopographia, vol. 3 (1566), Pantaleon: Prosopographia, vol. 3 (1566), Pantaleon: Teutscher Nation Heldenbuch, vol. 3 (1566), Pantaleon: Teutscher Nation Heldenbuch, vol. 3 (1566), Neue Deutsche Biographie[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]
Family name
Jonas[29]
Given name
Justus[30]
Name in native language
Justus Jonas der Ältere[46]
Native language
German[14]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Christian Hymns
P14536
404456
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P14585
84494
P14608
118712926
P14977
RETE046248
Significant person
Erasmus, Philipp Melanchthon, Wolfgang Capito
Writing language
Latin, German
🏷️ Also known as
en Justus Jonas cs Ionas Iodocus Northusianus cs Jodocus Koch cs Jodokus Koch cs Josse Cok cs Jost Koch cs Iodocus Iona da Justus Jonas der Ältere de Jodocus Koch de Justus Jonas d. Ä. de Justus Jonas d.Ä. el Γιούστους Γιόνας ja ユストゥス・ヨーナス ja ユストゥス・ヨーナス・デア・エルテレ ru Йонас Ю. ru Йонас Юстус ru Йонас, Юстус ru Юстус Йонас sv Justus Jonas den äldre zh 賈斯特斯·喬納斯
🔖 Identifiers · 68
ISNI
0000000121267263
VIAF cluster ID
32044388
Library of Congress authority ID
n89608799
GND ID
118712926
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Justus-Jonas-14.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:12392
BMLO ID
j0128
Bach digital person ID
00002984
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
122021058
British Museum person or institution ID
144947
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
jonas-justus
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01443143, cnp01330339
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Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Gesamtausgabe ID
A004996
DBNL author ID
jona003
DDB person (GND) ID
118712926
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118712926
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Justus-Jonas
FAST ID
245368
FactGrid item ID
Ambrogio Ravasi
Freebase ID
/m/05l656
Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online ID
Jonas, Justus (1493-1555)
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Justus_Jonas
Grove Music Online ID
14439
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/746524562191
Hymnary author ID
Jonas_J1
Hyperion Records person ID
C6172
IMSLP ID
Category:Jonas,_Justus
IdRef ID
140038310
IxTheo authority ID
133896811
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
118712926
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118712926
Lex ID
Justus_Jonas
Library of Congress Classification
BR350.J6
Libris-URI
qn245wf83gw39w5
LiederNet author ID
33180
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID
J/jonas-justus
Museum-digital ID
2380
MusicBrainz artist ID
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NL CR AUT ID
mzk2009532449
NLA Trove people ID
812176
NLP ID
a0000002796068
NUKAT ID
n2007123700
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/B91F7BC7-FC5F-46B4-9B91-F9C67A32D95A
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000072044
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007263549405171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810637363705606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070909903
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1786690160
Open Library ID
OL2056262A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100023906
Parsifal cluster ID
139627
Personendatenbank Germania Sacra ID
002-01765-001
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
41203
Provenio UUID
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RAG ID - Repertorium Academicum Germanicum
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RISM ID
people/118373
SBN author ID
VIAV099112
SELIBR ID
206258
SNAC ARK ID
w6jn05nx
Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
LSH/agents/41902
Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID
2358
Treccani ID
justus-jonas
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
justus-jonas
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/31054
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjRRWGpTMTy6pBtDFx7HC
Yale LUX ID
person/2e23fe85-ffd5-40fd-9fd7-2061ffda079f
Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
writer, poet, historian, jurist, translator, theologian, university teacher
Languages spoken, written or signed 4
German, Latin, Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Significant person 3
Erasmus, Philipp Melanchthon, Wolfgang Capito
Employer 2
University of Erfurt, University of Wittenberg
Religion or worldview 2
Catholic Church, Lutheranism
Writing language 2
German, Latin
← Significant person 2
Andreas Osiander, Georg Witzel
Country of citizenship 1
Holy Roman Empire
Educated at 1
University of Erfurt
FactGrid item ID 1
Ambrogio Ravasi
Given name 1
Justus
Instance of 1
human
Native language 1
German
Participated in 1
Marburg Colloquy
Place of birth 1
Nordhausen
Place of death 1
Eisfeld
Sex or gender 1
male
← Depicts 1
Last Supper
← FactGrid item ID 1
sculptor
← Signatory 1
Wittenberg Concord
← Translator 1
Ninety-five Theses
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Summary

Justus Jonas was born on June 5, 1493[1], in Nordhausen[2]. He died on October 9, 1555[3], in Eisfeld[4]. He worked as a writer[5], translator[6], university teacher[7], historian[8], and poet[9].

FAQs

Where was Justus Jonas born?

Justus Jonas's place of birth was Nordhausen[2].

Where did Justus Jonas die?

Justus Jonas passed away in Eisfeld[4].

Who were Justus Jonas's parents?

Justus Jonas's father was Jonas Koch[10].

Who was Justus Jonas married to?

Justus Jonas's spouses include Katharina Falck[11].

What did Justus Jonas do for work?

Justus Jonas worked as a writer[5], translator[6], university teacher[7], historian[8], and poet[9].

Where did Justus Jonas go to school?

Justus Jonas was educated at University of Erfurt (1392-1816)[25].

Related Entities

Erasmus Holy Roman Empire Philipp Melanchthon University of Erfurt University of Wittenberg

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  40. [40] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  42. [42] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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