Geert Groote

Dutch humanist and mystic (1340-1384)

Person Human Q467242

Facts

25 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[15]
Date of birth: October 1340, 1340^[7]
Date of death: August 20, 1384
Place of birth: Deventer
Place of death: Deventer
Country of citizenship: Low Countries^[9]
Occupation: mystic, theologian
Educated at: University of Paris, Latin School^[10]^[11]
Religion or worldview: Catholic Church^[14]
Cause of death: plague^[16]
Work location: Overijssel^[21]
Student of: William of Ockham^[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin^[30]
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired
Described by source: Svensk uppslagsbok, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Catholic Encyclopedia^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]
Family name: Groote^[18]
Given name: Geert, Gerrit^[19]^[20]
Has works in the collection: museum Huis Bergh
Manner of death: natural causes^[23]
Name in native language: Geert Grote^[31]
Place of burial: Overijssel^[8]
Religious name: Gerardus Magnus^[32]
Religious order: Augustinians^[17]

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Student: Florens Radewyns, Thomas à Kempis^[12]^[13]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 93

ISNI: 0000000110230529
VIAF cluster ID: 27074604
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n86074245
GND ID: 118639404
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Fantasieportret Geert Grote.jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID: 7044
Angelicum ID: 65733
BHCL UUID: 1945b314-5b36-4fc2-acc1-a6769578718d
BIBSYS ID: 47262
Bibale ID: 38457
Biblioteca Iglesia Nacional Española en Roma ID: 10513
Biblioteca centrale Cappuccini authority ID: 2099

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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 119969370
Biblissima authority ID: Fra Angelico
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID: 61178409
Bod-Inc Online author ID: 2421
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: groote-geert-gerhard
CANTIC ID: 981058510105306706
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp01320550, cnp02288539
CONOR.SI ID: 138027619
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf11967610
Catholic Encyclopedia ID: 07036a
CiNii Research ID: 1140563741591061376
CollectieGelderland creator ID: b11d993e-d54c-6229-d64f-01a548619973
DBNL author ID: grot001
DDB person (GND) ID: 118639404
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118639404
Dictionnaire de spiritualité ID: 815
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID: The Eternal Jew
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 118639404
Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy ID: 555-1
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Geert-Groote
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: gerard-groote
FAST ID: 196760
FactGrid item ID: sensibility
Freebase ID: /m/0jj25
GTAA ID: 104719, 104624
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Geert_Groote
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017): 1932040
Heiligen.net ID: 08/20/08-20-1384-geert
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID: person/978685534585
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID: 23491
IdRef ID: 028058216
IxTheo authority ID: 142658936
J9U entity ID: 987007313843405171
KBR person ID: 14573066
Lex ID: Gerrit_de_Groote
Libraries Australia ID: 35153354
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Mathematics Genealogy Project ID: 179836
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID: G/groot-geert
Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries person ID: 27074604
Mirabile author ID: 21828
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA05823994
NDL Authority ID: 00522203
NE.se ID: geert-de-groote
NL CR AUT ID: jx20080528009
NLA Trove people ID: 844061
NUKAT ID: n02064297
National Library of Israel ID (old): 000384505
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810565148805606
National Library of Portugal ID: 719794, 243757
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 070123101
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3908057
Open Library ID: OL153150A
Orthodox Encyclopedia ID: 168177
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803095909864
PUG authority ID: 30741
Parsifal cluster ID: 85596
Personendatenbank Germania Sacra ID: 050-02535-001
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID: 12127
Pontifical Urbaniana University ID: 124045
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID: 34146
Proleksis enciklopedija ID: 24632
RERO ID (legacy): A000074620
Regensburg Classification: BM 5580, GU 33800
Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID: RETE039606
SBN author ID: SBLV249297
SELIBR ID: 211857
SHARE Catalogue author ID: 476376
SNAC ARK ID: w6t72zcz
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID: 1977
Studium Parisiense ID: 2806
Teresianum authority ID: 213391
Treccani ID: geert-groote
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID: 261k (250k–261k, n=3)
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058510105306706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme): a1268033
Unz Review author ID: GrooteGerard
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/182927, 495/11859
WikiKids ID: Geert_Grote
Yale LUX ID: person/1c746fdc-2947-48e8-97a6-cf6edb554e9c
Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon ID: G/Geert_Groote.html

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🔗 Connections

Described by source 5

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Svensk uppslagsbok

Given name 2

Geert, Gerrit

Occupation 2

theologian, mystic

Student 2

Thomas à Kempis, Florens Radewyns

Students 2

Thomas à Kempis, Florens Radewyns

Cause of death 1

plague

Country of citizenship 1

Low Countries

Educated at 1

University of Paris

FactGrid item ID 1

sensibility

Founded entities 1

Brethren of the Common Life

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Latin

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Place of birth 1

Deventer

Place of burial 1

Overijssel

Place of death 1

Deventer

Religion or worldview 1

Catholic Church

Religious order 1

Augustinians

Sex or gender 1

male

Student of 1

William of Ockham

Work location 1

Overijssel

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Summary

Geert Groote was born in October 1340^[1] in Deventer^[2]. He died on August 20, 1384^[3], in Deventer^[4]. He worked as a mystic^[5] and theologian^[6].

FAQs

Where was Geert Groote born?

Geert Groote's place of birth was Deventer^[2].

Where did Geert Groote die?

Geert Groote passed away in Deventer^[4].

What did Geert Groote do for work?

Geert Groote worked as a mystic^[5] and theologian^[6].

Where did Geert Groote go to school?

Geert Groote was educated at University of Paris^[10] and Latin School^[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Geert Groote — place of birth (P19): Deventer. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2023-11-03. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Geert Groote — place of death (P20): Deventer. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2023-11-03. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Geert Groote — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-07-21. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Geert Groote — country of citizenship (P27): Low Countries. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Geert Groote — educated at (P69): University of Paris. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Geert Groote — educated at (P69): Latin School. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Geert Groote — occupation (P106): mystic. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2023-11-03. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Geert Groote — occupation (P106): theologian. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Geert Groote — place of burial (P119): Overijssel. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Geert Groote — religion or worldview (P140): Catholic Church. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Geert Groote — cause of death (P509): plague. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Geert Groote — date of birth (P569): October 1340. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2023-11-03. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Geert Groote — date of birth (P569): 1340. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Geert Groote — date of death (P570): August 20, 1384. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2023-11-03. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Geert Groote — religious order (P611): Augustinians. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Geert Groote — family name (P734): Groote. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Geert Groote — given name (P735): Geert. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Geert Groote — given name (P735): Gerrit. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Geert Groote — student (P802): Florens Radewyns. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Geert Groote — student (P802): Thomas à Kempis. Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Geert Groote — work location (P937): Overijssel. Retrieved 2021-03-14. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Geert Groote — student of (P1066): William of Ockham. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Geert Groote — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Geert Groote — described by source (P1343): Svensk uppslagsbok. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Geert Groote — described by source (P1343): Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Geert Groote — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Geert Groote — described by source (P1343): Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Geert Groote — described by source (P1343): Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Geert Groote — described by source (P1343): The Catholic Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Geert Groote — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Latin. CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Geert Groote — name in native language (P1559): Geert Grote. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Geert Groote — religious name (P1635): Gerardus Magnus. wikidata.org.

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