Johann Arndt

German Lutheran theologian (1555-1621)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[20]
Date of birth: December 27, 1555
Date of death: May 11, 1621
Place of birth: Ballenstedt
Place of death: Celle
Country of citizenship: Anhalt-Bernburg^[11]
Occupation: writer, parson, independent publisher, court chaplain, superintendent, Protestant theologian, theologian^[12]^[13]
Field of work: theology, administration and management of the church^[14]^[15]
Educated at: University of Helmstedt, University of Strasbourg, University of Basel^[16]^[17]^[18]
Religion or worldview: Lutheranism^[19]
Work location: Brunswick, Helmstedt, Celle, Lüneburg^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]
Student of: Theodor Zwinger^[28]
Languages spoken, written or signed: German, Latin^[41]^[42]
Described by source: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Kościelna encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Encyclopedia Americana, Corpus Paracelsisticum, Band 3, Frühneuzeitliche Ärztebriefe des deutschsprachigen Raums (1500-1700), Ärzte und Medizinstudenten im deutschsprachigen Raum, 1500-1700, Neue Deutsche Biographie^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34]^[35]^[36]^[37]^[38]^[39]^[40]
Family name: Arndt^[21]
Given name: Johann^[22]
P14585: 53633
P14608: 118504134
Place of burial: Stadtkirche St. Marien^[10]
Statement is subject of: Wikidata item^[23]
Writing language: German

🏷️ Also known as

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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 11999625w
British Museum person or institution ID: 145530

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Shakeosphere person ID: 25609
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Topic's main category: Category:Johann Arndt
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University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058516991906706
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Described by source 5

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia

Educated at 3

University of Basel, University of Strasbourg, University of Helmstedt

Occupation 3

writer, theologian, parson

Languages spoken, written or signed 2

German, Latin

Country of citizenship 1

Anhalt-Bernburg

Field of work 1

theology

Given name 1

Johann

Instance of 1

human

Place of birth 1

Ballenstedt

Place of death 1

Celle

Religion or worldview 1

Lutheranism

Sex or gender 1

male

Student of 1

Theodor Zwinger

Teachers 1

Theodor Zwinger

Work location 1

Brunswick

Writing language 1

German

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Summary

Johann Arndt was born on December 27, 1555^[1], in Ballenstedt^[2]. He died on May 11, 1621^[3], in Celle^[4]. He worked as a writer^[5], parson^[6], independent publisher^[7], court chaplain^[8], and superintendent^[9].

FAQs

Where was Johann Arndt born?

Johann Arndt was born in Ballenstedt^[2].

Where did Johann Arndt die?

Johann Arndt passed away in Celle^[4].

What did Johann Arndt do for work?

Johann Arndt worked as a writer^[5], parson^[6], independent publisher^[7], court chaplain^[8], and superintendent^[9].

Where did Johann Arndt go to school?

Johann Arndt was educated at University of Helmstedt^[16], University of Strasbourg^[17], and University of Basel^[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Johann Arndt — place of birth (P19): Ballenstedt. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2024-03-22. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Johann Arndt — place of death (P20): Celle. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-30. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Johann Arndt — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-07-05. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Johann Arndt — country of citizenship (P27): Anhalt-Bernburg. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Johann Arndt — educated at (P69): University of Helmstedt. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Johann Arndt — educated at (P69): University of Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-07-08. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Johann Arndt — educated at (P69): University of Basel. Retrieved 2019-07-08. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Johann Arndt — field of work (P101): theology. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Johann Arndt — field of work (P101): administration and management of the church. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Johann Arndt — occupation (P106): writer. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Johann Arndt — occupation (P106): parson. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-12-15. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Johann Arndt — occupation (P106): independent publisher. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Johann Arndt — occupation (P106): court chaplain. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Johann Arndt — occupation (P106): superintendent. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Johann Arndt — occupation (P106): Protestant theologian. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Johann Arndt — occupation (P106): theologian. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2026-05-23. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Johann Arndt — place of burial (P119): Stadtkirche St. Marien. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2024-03-22. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Johann Arndt — religion or worldview (P140): Lutheranism. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Johann Arndt — date of birth (P569): December 27, 1555. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Johann Arndt — date of death (P570): May 11, 1621. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-09. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Johann Arndt — family name (P734): Arndt. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Johann Arndt — given name (P735): Johann. International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved 2015-10-13. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Johann Arndt — statement is subject of (P805): Q104877524. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Johann Arndt — work location (P937): Brunswick. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2021-09-07. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Johann Arndt — work location (P937): Helmstedt. Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved 2026-10-26. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Johann Arndt — work location (P937): Celle. Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved 2026-10-26. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Johann Arndt — work location (P937): Lüneburg. Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved 2026-10-26. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Johann Arndt — student of (P1066): Theodor Zwinger. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Johann Arndt — described by source (P1343): Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Johann Arndt — described by source (P1343): Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Johann Arndt — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Johann Arndt — described by source (P1343): Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Johann Arndt — described by source (P1343): The Nuttall Encyclopædia. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Johann Arndt — described by source (P1343): Kościelna encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Johann Arndt — described by source (P1343): Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Johann Arndt — described by source (P1343): The Encyclopedia Americana. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Johann Arndt — described by source (P1343): Corpus Paracelsisticum, Band 3. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Johann Arndt — described by source (P1343): Frühneuzeitliche Ärztebriefe des deutschsprachigen Raums (1500-1700). wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Johann Arndt — described by source (P1343): Ärzte und Medizinstudenten im deutschsprachigen Raum, 1500-1700. wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ Johann Arndt — described by source (P1343): Neue Deutsche Biographie. Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 2026-11-02. wikidata.org.
[41] ↑ Johann Arndt — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[42] ↑ Johann Arndt — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Latin. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-03-01. wikidata.org.

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