George Cassander

Flemish theologian
Person human Q66627
George Cassander
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Summary

George Cassander was born on 1513[1] in Bruges[2]. He died on 1566[3] in Cologne[4]. He worked as a theologian[5] and jurist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: August 24, 1513[8], August 15, 1513[9], August 24, 1518[10], August 25, 1513[11]
  • Date of death: March 2, 1566[12], February 3, 1566[13]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[14]
  • Educated at: Old University of Leuven[15]
  • Student: Bonaventura Vulcanius[16]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Commons category: George Cassander[19]
  • Given name: Georges[20]
  • Pseudonym: Veranius Pacimontanus Modestus[21], Verianus Modestus Pacimontanus[22], Pacimontanus Veranius Modestus[23], Seranius Modestus Pacomontanus[24], Modestus Pacimontanus Veranus[25]
  • Described by source: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[26], BEIC Digital Library[27], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29], The Catholic Encyclopedia[30]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin[31]

Why It Matters

George Cassander has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was George Cassander born?

George Cassander was born in Bruges[2].

Where did George Cassander die?

George Cassander passed away in Cologne[4].

What did George Cassander do for work?

George Cassander worked as a theologian[5] and jurist[6].

Where did George Cassander go to school?

George Cassander was educated at Old University of Leuven[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . Early Modern Letters Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'la', 'nl', 'pt', 'ru', 'sl', '
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  2. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Cerreto Guidi
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  3. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 15w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Edit16 catalogue author id → 2738
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  5. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp01358577, cnp02288517
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