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Polykarp Leyser the Elder

German theologian (1552-1610)
Person human Q124113

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
March 18, 1552
Date of death
February 22, 1610
Place of birth
Winnenden
Place of death
Dresden
Country of citizenship
Germany[13]
Occupation
theologian, university teacher
Employer
University of Wittenberg[14]
Educated at
University of Tübingen[15]
Religion or worldview
Lutheranism[20]
Father
Caspar Leyser[7]
Mother
Margarethe Entringer[8]
Child
Polykarp Leyser II, Wikidata item, Q72938130, Dorothea Reiter[9][10][11][12]
Work location
Tübingen, Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Brunswick, Dresden[23][24][25][26]
Student of
Aegidius Hunnius[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[33]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Erdmann: Nachricht von den Mitgliedern des geistl. Ministeriums (1801), Erdmann: Nachricht von den Mitgliedern des geistl. Ministeriums (1801), Erdmann: Lebensbeschreibungen (1804), Selbstzeugnisse im deutschsprachigen Raum, Neue Deutsche Biographie[28][29][30][31][32]
Given name
Polykarp[22]
P14536
347626
P14585
89257
P14608
116991534
P14927
116991534
P14977
RETE051128
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Student
Salomon Gesner, Friedrich Balduin, Jakob Martini, Samuel Huber[16][17][18][19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Polykarp Leyser I en Polykarp Leyser the Elder cs Polycarp Lyser cs Polycarpus Leiser cs Polycarpus Lyserus cs Polykarpus Leyser cs Polikarp Layzer cs Polycarp Leiser da Polykarp Leyser der Ältere de Polykarp Leyser I. de Polycarp Leyser der Ältere fr Polycarp Leyser
🔖 Identifiers · 55
ISNI
000000010904864X
VIAF cluster ID
57380713
Library of Congress authority ID
n90697767
GND ID
116991534
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Polykarp-Leyser-dA.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:11889
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
leyser-polycarp-1552-1610-german-theologian
BIBSYS ID
3058176
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16033683h
Biblissima authority ID
Magdalena Mroczkiewicz
British Museum person or institution ID
153229
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01443688
Show all 55 identifiers +43
CiNii Research ID
1140845216540741248
DDB person (GND) ID
116991534
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116991534
ELNET ID
a11593386
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
db55321c-3891-43f4-9c36-719461749336
FAST ID
275850
Freebase ID
/m/0gy13rf
Genealogics.org person ID
I00296159
Geni.com profile ID
6000000011342737052
IxTheo authority ID
148969682
KANTO ID
000224298
KBR person ID
14902202
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116991534
Libraries Australia ID
35973651
Libris-URI
pm1369173wnmjmn
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID
L/lyser
Museum-digital ID
32917
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA06798484
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2003201785
NLA Trove people ID
1169302
NLP ID
a0000002421872
NUKAT ID
n2007138463
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810687304305606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070111588
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1786797801
Obálky knih ID
mzk2003201785
Post-Reformation Digital Library author ID
579
Provenio UUID
a91012b5-a41c-4dce-853a-f35f952831b2, 629560ad-03f4-4143-b56b-860423ff83b5
RERO ID (legacy)
A023910899
RISM ID
people/30036985
Rodovid ID
365493
SBN author ID
BVEV044395
SELIBR ID
245527
SNAC ARK ID
w6m90f2s
Symogih.org ID
Actr38331
Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID
2672
Treccani ID
polykarp-leyser
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10895648
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/31662
WikiTree person ID
Leyser-78
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdGFWqTmCtymmXqkmpHG3
Württembergische Kirchengeschichte person ID
4913
Yale LUX ID
person/de61053c-0eca-4378-8864-4a78497fc7e1

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Summary

Polykarp Leyser the Elder was born on March 18, 1552[1], in Winnenden[2]. He died on February 22, 1610[3], in Dresden[4]. He worked as a theologian[5] and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Polykarp Leyser the Elder born?

Polykarp Leyser the Elder was born in Winnenden[2].

Where did Polykarp Leyser the Elder die?

Polykarp Leyser the Elder passed away in Dresden[4].

Who were Polykarp Leyser the Elder's parents?

Polykarp Leyser the Elder's father was Caspar Leyser[7]. Polykarp Leyser the Elder's mother was Margarethe Entringer[8].

What did Polykarp Leyser the Elder do for work?

Polykarp Leyser the Elder worked as a theologian[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Polykarp Leyser the Elder go to school?

Polykarp Leyser the Elder was educated at University of Tübingen[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Leyser, Polykarp. wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  2. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Erdmann: Nachricht von den Mitgliedern des geistl. Ministeriums (1801), Erdmann: Nachricht von den Mitgliedern des geistl. Ministeriums (1801) +3
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  5. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 5w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Erdmann: Nachricht von den Mitgliedern des geistl. Ministeriums (1801), Erdmann: Nachricht von den Mitgliedern des geistl. Ministeriums (1801) +3
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  7. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 6w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Erdmann: Nachricht von den Mitgliedern des geistl. Ministeriums (1801), Erdmann: Nachricht von den Mitgliedern des geistl. Ministeriums (1801) +3
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  9. 14w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  13. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rodovid ID → 365493
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