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Antonius Thysius the Elder

Dutch theologian
Person human Q606748

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
August 9, 1565, August 19, 1565[9]
Date of death
November 7, 1640, 1640[10]
Place of birth
Antwerp
Place of death
Leiden
Country of citizenship
Dutch Republic[12]
Occupation
theologian, university teacher, philologist, secondary school teacher
Employer
University of Harderwijk, Leiden University[17][18]
Field of work
theology, philology, university[13][14][15]
Position held
rector magnificus of Leiden University[16]
Educated at
Leiden University[19]
Religion or worldview
Protestantism[23]
Child
Antonius Thysius the Younger[11]
Doctoral advisor
Lambert Daneau, Theodore Beza[20][21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin, Dutch[29][30]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[32]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[27]
Different from
Antonius Thysius the Younger[31]
Family name
Thysius[25]
Given name
Antonius[26]
P14608
132380080[33]
P14977
RETE087300[34]
Participant in
Synod of Dort[28]
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Student
Arnoldus Senguerdius[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Antonius Thysius the Elder en Antonius Thysius ar أنطونيوس تيسيوس cs Anthony Thys cs Antonius Thiisius cs Antoine Thysius cs Antoon Thysius de Antonius Thysius de Antonius Thysius der Ältere it Antonius Thysius it Antonius Thysius il Vecchio
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
0000000079936506
VIAF cluster ID
45460970
Library of Congress authority ID
no2015029774
GND ID
132380080
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Antonius-Thysius.jpg ↗
BLPL author ID
18245
Bibale ID
61556
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
10515112q
Biblissima authority ID
Rotherbaum
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
11791871
British Museum person or institution ID
181415
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01132134
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DDB person (GND) ID
132380080
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
132380080
ECARTICO person ID
28119
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
e9619c7c-6d69-4c2e-ad5b-66f7e08b77e1
Freebase ID
/m/0h7n9t2
KBR person ID
14367191
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
132380080
Leidse Hoogleraren ID
79
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
115395
NL CR AUT ID
jo2016934714
NUKAT ID
n2013190339
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/C3C6F52F-F181-450B-ADE9-8CFD0DC7DC57
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810587601605606
National Library of Portugal ID
49330
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX5634314
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070035989
Prabook ID
2594456
RERO ID (legacy)
A000162064
Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
LSH/agents/48269
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJy4hjPpRKTbMKyQKYCRKd
Yale LUX ID
person/9c999546-59b7-48a9-b5a6-6512e74d03c0

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Occupation 4
theologian, university teacher, philologist, secondary school teacher
Field of work 3
university, theology, philology
Doctoral advisor 2
Theodore Beza, Lambert Daneau
Doctoral advisors 2
Theodore Beza, Lambert Daneau
Employer 2
Leiden University, University of Harderwijk
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Latin, Dutch
Country of citizenship 1
Dutch Republic
Described by source 1
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Educated at 1
Leiden University
Instance of 1
human
Participant in 1
Synod of Dort
Place of birth 1
Antwerp
Place of death 1
Leiden
Religion or worldview 1
Protestantism
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Majdan Golczański
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Antonius Thysius the Elder was a Dutch theologian, university teacher, philologist, and secondary school teacher born on August 9, 1565, in Antwerp [1][2][3][4][2][4][5][6]. He held citizenship in the Dutch Republic and followed Protestantism . He studied at Leiden University and later worked at the University of Harderwijk and Leiden University from 1619 until his death on November 7, 1640, in Leiden [7][5][2][1][3][5][6][4]. His academic fields were theology and philology [6]. He served as rector magnificus of Leiden University and was the father of Antonius Thysius the Younger [4].

FAQs

Where was Antonius Thysius the Elder born?

Antonius Thysius the Elder's place of birth was Antwerp[2].

Where did Antonius Thysius the Elder die?

Antonius Thysius the Elder died in Leiden[4].

What did Antonius Thysius the Elder do for work?

Antonius Thysius the Elder worked as a theologian[5], university teacher[6], philologist[7], and secondary school teacher[8].

Where did Antonius Thysius the Elder go to school?

Antonius Thysius the Elder was educated at Leiden University[19].

Related Entities

Dutch Republic Leiden University philology Theodore Beza theology university University of Harderwijk

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . NUPILL Literatura Digital. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae. Retrieved . rete.uclouvain.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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