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Salomon Gesner

German theologian and educationist (1559-1605)
Person human Q78261

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
November 8, 1559
Date of death
February 7, 1605
Place of birth
Bolesławiec
Place of death
Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Country of citizenship
Germany[10]
Occupation
pedagogue, university teacher, provost, parson, Protestant theologian, theologian[11]
Employer
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, University of Wittenberg[15][16]
Field of work
theology, Protestantism[12][13]
Position held
rector[14]
Religion or worldview
Lutheranism[20]
Sibling
Jeremias Gesner[33]
Work location
Szczecin, Stralsund, Lutherstadt Wittenberg[24][25][26]
Student of
Polykarp Leyser the Elder, Samuel Huber[27][28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin[32]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Dictionnaire de la Bible, Cunradi: Silesia togata (1706)[29][30][31]
Family name
Gesner[22]
Given name
Salomon[23]
P14608
117543640[34]
P14977
RETE036462[35]
Student
Johann Gerhard, Polykarp Leyser II, Friedrich Balduin[17][18][19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Salomon Gesner cs Salomo Gesnerus cs Salomo Gessner cs Salomo Gessnerus cs Salomon Gesner cs Salomon Gesnerus cs Salomon Gessner cs Salomon Geßner cs Salomon Gessnerus cs Solomon Gesner cs Salomo Gesner fr Salomon Gessner ru Саломон Геснер
🔖 Identifiers · 35
ISNI
0000000120954643
VIAF cluster ID
2502560
Library of Congress authority ID
nb2012027277
GND ID
117543640
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Salomon Gesner.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:54138
BIBSYS ID
2074705
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
121117151
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01496055
DDB person (GND) ID
117543640
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117543640
FactGrid item ID
Trina Robbins
Show all 35 identifiers +23
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/122bfj7f
IdRef ID
077118936
IxTheo authority ID
136467024
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117543640
Libris-URI
tr57bxjc5cbgbmc
NL CR AUT ID
ola2016932745
NLP ID
a0000002421875
NUKAT ID
n2010053627
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/A34D83B2-C2ED-4DA7-BC4B-B1570ECD1613
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810687305805606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
10976305X
Open Library ID
OL6392055A
OpenMLOL author ID
121910
PUG authority ID
10066
Parsifal cluster ID
742504
SBN author ID
RMLV079616
SELIBR ID
258461
Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
LSH/agents/56096
Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID
1695
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10203933
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/163332
WikiTree person ID
Gesner-121
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhRKRQPWQHch7fb3c4jG3

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
pedagogue, theologian, university teacher
Work location 3
Szczecin, Stralsund, Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Employer 2
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, University of Wittenberg
Field of work 2
Protestantism, theology
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Described by source 1
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
FactGrid item ID 1
Trina Robbins
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Latin
Place of birth 1
Bolesławiec
Place of death 1
Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Religion or worldview 1
Lutheranism
Sex or gender 1
male
Student 1
Johann Gerhard
Students 1
Johann Gerhard
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Fleet Prison
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Summary

Salomon Gesner was born on November 8, 1559[1], in Bolesławiec[2]. He died on February 7, 1605[3], in Lutherstadt Wittenberg[4]. He worked as a pedagogue[5], university teacher[6], provost[7], parson[8], and Protestant theologian[9].

FAQs

Where was Salomon Gesner born?

Salomon Gesner's place of birth was Bolesławiec[2].

Where did Salomon Gesner die?

Salomon Gesner died in Lutherstadt Wittenberg[4].

What did Salomon Gesner do for work?

Salomon Gesner worked as a pedagogue[5], university teacher[6], provost[7], parson[8], and Protestant theologian[9].

Related Entities

Germany Szczecin theology University of Wittenberg

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. 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] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae. Retrieved . rete.uclouvain.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  5. 23w ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → pedagogue, university teacher, provost +3
    Position held → rector
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  6. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → pedagogue, university teacher, provost +3
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  7. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → pedagogue, university teacher, provost +3
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  8. 24w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp01496055
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  9. 26w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Lutherstadt Wittenberg
    Instance of → human
    Employer → Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, University of Wittenberg
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