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Johannes Aventinus

Bavarian Renaissance humanist historian and philologist (1477-1534)
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Johannes Aventinus
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
July 4, 1477
Date of death
January 9, 1534
Place of birth
Abensberg
Place of death
Regensburg
Country of citizenship
Germany[10]
Occupation
historian, philologist, university teacher, cartographer
Employer
University of Ingolstadt[11]
Educated at
University of Ingolstadt, University of Wrocław[12][13]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin[33]
Archives at
Bavarian State Library[16]
Birth name
Johann Georg Turmair[34]
Described by source
Svensk uppslagsbok, Nordisk familjebok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Adam: Vitae germanorum philosophorum (1615)
+5 moreContemporaries of Erasmus (vol. 1), Selbstzeugnisse im deutschsprachigen Raum, Bonorand: Personenkommentar zum Vadianischen Briefwerk, 1 (1980), Neue Deutsche Biographie, Reusner: Icones sive imagines (1587)
[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]
Family name
Aventinus[17]
Given name
Johannes[18]
Name in native language
Ioannes Aventinus[35]
Place of burial
St. Emmeram's Basilica[9]
Significant person
Willibald Pirckheimer, Beatus Rhenanus, Philipp Melanchthon
🏷️ Also known as
en Johannes Aventinus en Aventinus cs Johannes Turmair de Johannes Aventin de Johannes Turmair de Johannes Turmayr de Johann Georg Turmair de Johann Turmayr de Johann Aventin de Aventinus el Ιωάννης Αβεντίνος fr Johannes Aventinus fr Johannes Thurmaier fr Johann Turmair fr Thurnmaier he יוהנס אוונטינוס hu Johann Aventin hu Johannes Aventin hu Johannes Turmair hu Johannes Turmayr
🔖 Identifiers · 98
ISNI
0000000110228904
VIAF cluster ID
24865681
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83800200
GND ID
11850522X
American Academy in Rome ID
10303258
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
aventinas
Artists of the World ID
30002617
Artnet artist ID
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BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
2107682
BMLO ID
a0428
Base Budé person ID
5797
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Bibale ID
63106
Bibliography of the History of Slovakia ID
68274, 68273
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
147927366
Biblissima authority ID
Facebook features
British Museum person or institution ID
142999
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
aventinus-johannes
CANTIC ID
981058512368006706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01453881
CONOR.SI ID
169625187
Catholic Encyclopedia ID
14713a
CiNii Research ID
1140563741639652352
DDB person (GND) ID
11850522X
DLL Catalog author ID
A4082
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11850522X
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
11850522X
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
195226
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID
aventinus
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
24bg4t
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
299508
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Aventinus
FAST ID
123103
Find a Grave memorial ID
130532459
Freebase ID
/m/04vxgv
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
johannes-aventinus
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0222560
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Johannes_Aventinus
Grove Music Online ID
01583
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/162666518341
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
4831
IdRef ID
078451779
IxTheo authority ID
13616160X
J9U entity ID
987007300114705171
KBR person ID
14885514
KSW person ID
35394
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11850522X
Kallías ID
PE00039055
Lex ID
Johannes_Aventinus
Libraries Australia ID
35776196
Libris-URI
nl022pn60gqdvjl
MMB ID
46748
Mirabile author ID
22979
Museum-digital person/organization ID
35386
München Wiki article ID
Johannes_Aventinus
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05163079
NL CR AUT ID
ola2002150380
NLA Trove people ID
1082028
NLP ID
a0000002412682
NNDB people ID
646/000097355
NSK (VIAF) ID
000621679
NSK ID
981005712791709366
NUKAT ID
n2010151200
National Library of Greece ID
152116
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000204798
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BUx3;=Bo
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810573773905606
National Library of Portugal ID
9258
National Library of Russia ID
770172029
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1307803
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070244421
Obálky knih ID
ola2002150380
Open Library ID
OL1969370A
OpenMLOL author ID
98649
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095436961
PUG authority ID
246170
Parsifal cluster ID
513069
Personendatenbank Germania Sacra ID
059-00120-001
Post-Reformation Digital Library author ID
7516
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
10078
Provenio UUID
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RAG ID - Repertorium Academicum Germanicum
ngSI8D375RA13hoSmSrhdQep
RERO ID (legacy)
A000164440
RILM ID
1928
Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID
RETE005709
SBN author ID
BVEV029576, MUSV065838
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
17779
SELIBR ID
175926
Teuchos ID
P-Turmair.Johann
Topic's main category
Category:Johannes Aventinus
Treccani ID
aventinus
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
aventinus-johannes-thurmair-o-turmair-detto-aventinus
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058512368006706
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10303258, ADV10303259, ADV10303260
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/29052
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxMpRXjBh4BcTVgKg48YP
Yale LUX ID
person/93957a9e-3089-48dc-9146-6c95e3c283b5

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 8
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Nordisk familjebok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Svensk uppslagsbok, Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Occupation 3
historian, university teacher, philologist
Significant person 3
Philipp Melanchthon, Beatus Rhenanus, Willibald Pirckheimer
Educated at 2
University of Wrocław, University of Ingolstadt
Archives at 1
Bavarian State Library
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Employer 1
University of Ingolstadt
Given name 1
Johannes
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Latin
Named after 1
Aventinus medal
Place of burial 1
St. Emmeram's Basilica
Place of death 1
Regensburg
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Johannes Aventinus was born on July 4, 1477[1], in Abensberg[2]. He died on January 9, 1534[3], in Regensburg[4]. He worked as a historian[5], philologist[6], university teacher[7], and cartographer[8].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Johannes Aventinus include Aventinus medal[36], an award[37], in Germany[38], founded in 1968[39].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Johannes Aventinus include Aventinus medal[36], an award[37], in Germany[38], founded in 1968[39].

FAQs

Where was Johannes Aventinus born?

Johannes Aventinus's place of birth was Abensberg[2].

Where did Johannes Aventinus die?

Johannes Aventinus passed away in Regensburg[4].

What did Johannes Aventinus do for work?

Johannes Aventinus worked as a historian[5], philologist[6], university teacher[7], and cartographer[8].

Where did Johannes Aventinus go to school?

Johannes Aventinus was educated at University of Ingolstadt[12] and University of Wrocław[13].

Related Entities

Germany Philipp Melanchthon University of Ingolstadt University of Wrocław

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 3d ago · Bargioni · 2026-11-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #67210: add P1810 to P396"
  2. 5d ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Svensk uppslagsbok, Nordisk familjebok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie +6
    "Created claim: Described by source: Reusner: Icones sive imagines (1587)"
  3. 7d ago · Bargioni · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → BVEV029576, MUSV065838
    "Created claim: SBN author ID: MUSV065838, Matched to Johannes Turmair (#330225984) in SBN persons w…"
  4. 12d ago · Bug002 · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID → RETE005709
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63657: RETEtoWD QS 03-11-2026 14:40"
  5. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Svensk uppslagsbok, Nordisk familjebok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie +6
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63393: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
  6. 29d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [nb] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: other names, source for place of birth, source for place of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
  7. 29d ago · Gerwoman · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Post-Reformation Digital Library author ID → 7516
    "Created claim: Post-Reformation Digital Library author ID: 7516, Matched to Johannes Aventinus (#175460948) in PRDL Author #m"
  8. 6w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Svensk uppslagsbok, Nordisk familjebok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie +6
    "Created claim: Described by source: Bonorand: Personenkommentar zum Vadianischen Briefwerk, 1 (1980)"
  9. 7w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Svensk uppslagsbok, Nordisk familjebok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie +6
    "Created claim: Described by source: Selbstzeugnisse im deutschsprachigen Raum"
  10. 10w ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliography of the History of Slovakia ID → 68274, 68273
    "Created claim: Bibliography of the History of Slovakia ID: 68273, batch #270918"
  11. 11w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Svensk uppslagsbok, Nordisk familjebok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie +6
    "Created claim: Described by source: Contemporaries of Erasmus (vol. 1)"
  12. 16w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → Facebook features
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q266134, Import ID Biblissima V2 (details)"
  13. 18w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Svensk uppslagsbok, Nordisk familjebok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie +6
    "Created claim: Described by source: Adam: Vitae germanorum philosophorum (1615)"
  14. 18w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 24bg4t
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  15. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 11850522X
    "Created claim: Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 11850522X, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  16. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    KSW person ID → 35394
    "Created claim: KSW person ID: 35394, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930557898"
  17. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → historian, philologist, university teacher +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32119: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
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