Johann Weyer

Summary

Johann Weyer is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Grave^[2]. He was born on +1515-02-24T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Tecklenburg^[4]. He died on +1588-02-24T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a physician^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month, #7,166 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Grave^[2], Johann Weyer…
• Johann Weyer died in Tecklenburg^[4].
• Johann Weyer was born on +1515-02-24T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Johann Weyer died on +1588-02-24T00:00:00Z^[5].
• A child of Johann Weyer was Heinrich Wier^[8].
• A child of Johann Weyer was Dietrich von Weyer^[9].
• A child of Johann Weyer was Galenus Weyer^[10].
• Johann Weyer held citizenship in Germany^[11].
• Johann Weyer held citizenship in Habsburg Netherlands^[12].
• Johann Weyer worked as a physician^[6].
• Johann Weyer's field of work was medicine^[13].
• Johann Weyer's image is recorded as Johann Weyer.png^[14].
• Johann Weyer is recorded as male^[15].
• Johann Weyer's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Johann Weyer's ISNI is recorded as 0000000107883406^[17].
• Johann Weyer's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 120155483^[18].
• Johann Weyer's GND ID is recorded as 118632043^[19].
• Johann Weyer's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50015720^[20].
• Johann Weyer's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11929170w^[21].
• Johann Weyer's IdRef ID is recorded as 027196720^[22].
• Johann Weyer's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA02931786^[23].
• Johann Weyer's Commons category is recorded as Johannes Wier^[24].
• Johann Weyer's SBN author ID is recorded as CFIV115995^[25].
• Johann Weyer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01mwmt^[26].
• Johann Weyer's Open Library ID is recorded as OL397644A^[27].

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Origins and Family

Johann Weyer was born in Grave^[2]. He was born on +1515-02-24T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Johann Weyer worked as a physician^[6]. His field of work was medicine^[13].

Personal Life

Children include Heinrich Wier^[8], a personal physician^[28], 1545–1591^[29], of Germany^[30]; Dietrich von Weyer^[9], a jurist^[31], 1540–1604^[32], of Germany^[33]; and Galenus Weyer^[10], a physician^[34], 1547–1619^[35], of Germany^[36].

Death and Burial

Johann Weyer died on +1588-02-24T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Tecklenburg^[4].

Why It Matters

Johann Weyer ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month, #7,166 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Works attributed to him include Los goetia^[39], a literary work^[40], written by him^[41] and Pseudomonarchia daemonum^[42], a written work^[43], written by him^[44].

FAQs

Where was Johann Weyer born?

Johann Weyer was born in Grave^[2].

Where did Johann Weyer die?

Johann Weyer died in Tecklenburg^[4].

What did Johann Weyer do for work?

Johann Weyer worked as physician^[6].