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Jan Gruter

Flemish-born philologist, scholar, and librarian (1560-1627)
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Jan Gruter
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
December 3, 1560
Date of death
September 20, 1627, September 10, 1627, September 1627[10][11]
Place of birth
Antwerp
Place of death
Heidelberg
Country of citizenship
Germany, Habsburg Netherlands[13][14]
Occupation
poet, writer, librarian, university teacher, philologist, jurist, historian[15][16]
Employer
Heidelberg University, University of Rostock, University of Wittenberg[17][18][19]
Educated at
Gonville and Caius College, Leiden University[20][21]
Mother
Catherine Tishem[12]
Work location
Heidelberg, Lutherstadt Wittenberg[27][28]
Student of
Hugues Doneau[29]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin[36]
Archives at
Bavarian State Library[23]
Contributor to the creative work or subject
Album amicorum of Janus Dousa[26]
Described by source
Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition, Neue Deutsche Biographie[30][31][32][33][34][35]
Family name
Gruter[24]
Given name
Jan[25]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Alba amicorum of the KB, national library of the Netherlands
🏷️ Also known as
en Jean Gruter en Janus Gruterus en Jan Gruter cs Christopherus Pflugius cs Johannes Gualterius cs Ranutius Gherus da Janus Gruterus da Gruter de Janus Gruter de Janus Gruterus de Ranutius Gherus de Jan de Gruytere es Janus Gruterus fr Gruter fr Jan Gruter fr Janus Gruterus it Janus Gruterus nl Jan Gruter ru Грутер ru Грутер Я.
🔖 Identifiers · 82
ISNI
0000000109072252
VIAF cluster ID
61599137
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Academy of Athens authority ID
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Alvin ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BVMC person ID
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Bibale ID
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Biblioteche della Custodia di Terra Santa a Gerusalemme ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Biblissima authority ID
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British Museum person or institution ID
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CANTIC ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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CONOR.SR ID
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Cambridge Alumni Database ID
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Catalogue of the Capitular Library of Verona author ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DBNL author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
115672060
DLL Catalog author ID
A5940
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
115672060
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
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ECARTICO person ID
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Early Modern Letters Online person ID
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FAST ID
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FactGrid item ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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LEO-BW person (GND) ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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Museo Galileo authority ID
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Museum-digital person/organization ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NBM authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
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National Library of Greece ID
138489
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000469825
National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
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PUG authority ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Sandrart.net person ID
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Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
LSH/agents/49774
Teuchos ID
P-Gruterus.Janus
Treccani ID
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Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
jan-gruter
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
381980
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058513385206706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1279156
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV11658745
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/45672
Wellcome Collection concept ID
hs5mz9s6
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/b0973898-815d-4c31-a72b-c44c92cc9f84

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 4
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon
Occupation 4
writer, poet, librarian, university teacher
Employer 3
Heidelberg University, University of Rostock, University of Wittenberg
Country of citizenship 2
Germany, Habsburg Netherlands
Educated at 2
Leiden University, Gonville and Caius College
Archives at 1
Bavarian State Library
Given name 1
Jan
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Latin
Mother 1
Catherine Tishem
Parent of 1
Catherine Tishem
Place of birth 1
Antwerp
Place of death 1
Heidelberg
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Hugues Doneau
Teachers 1
Hugues Doneau
Work location 1
Heidelberg
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Summary

Jan Gruter was born on December 3, 1560[1], in Antwerp[2]. He died on September 20, 1627[3], in Heidelberg[4]. He worked as a poet[5], writer[6], librarian[7], university teacher[8], and philologist[9].

FAQs

Where was Jan Gruter born?

Jan Gruter was born in Antwerp[2].

Where did Jan Gruter die?

Jan Gruter died in Heidelberg[4].

Who were Jan Gruter's parents?

Jan Gruter's mother was Catherine Tishem[12].

What did Jan Gruter do for work?

Jan Gruter worked as a poet[5], writer[6], librarian[7], university teacher[8], and philologist[9].

Where did Jan Gruter go to school?

Jan Gruter was educated at Gonville and Caius College[20] and Leiden University[21].

Related Entities

Germany Leiden University University of Wittenberg

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Leiden University library catalogue. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Heidelberg, Lutherstadt Wittenberg
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65836: Import places from GND"
  2. 11d ago · Bug002 · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID → RETE039680
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  3. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63393: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
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    LEO-BW person (GND) ID → 115672060
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  5. 16w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → Hude
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  6. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 21w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster ID → 17264, 716983
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  8. 22w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster ID → 17264, 716983
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  9. 22w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster ID → 17264, 716983
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #35461: add P1810 to P8034"
  10. 23w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster ID → 17264, 716983
    "Created claim: Parsifal cluster ID: 564439, batch #259387"
  11. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → poet, writer, librarian +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32149: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
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