Johannes Schefferus

Swedish academic (1621–1679)
Person human Q1698324
Johannes Schefferus
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Johannes Schefferus

Summary

Johannes Schefferus is a human[1]. He was born in Strasbourg[2]. He was born on February 2, 1621[3]. He passed away in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly[4]. He died on March 26, 1679[5]. He worked as a philologist[6], archaeologist[7], university teacher[8], historian[9], and painter[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Johannes Schefferus was born in Strasbourg[2].
  • Johannes Schefferus passed away in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly[4].
  • Johannes Schefferus died in Uppsala[12].
  • Johannes Schefferus was born on February 2, 1621[3].
  • Johannes Schefferus died on March 26, 1679[5].
  • A child of Johannes Schefferus was Pehr Scheffer[13].
  • A child of Johannes Schefferus was Anna Ursula Scheffer[14].
  • Johannes Schefferus held citizenship in Sweden[15].
  • Johannes Schefferus worked as a philologist[6].
  • Johannes Schefferus worked as an archaeologist[7].
  • Johannes Schefferus's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Johannes Schefferus's professions included historian[9].
  • Johannes Schefferus worked as a painter[10].
  • Johannes Schefferus was employed by Uppsala University[16].
  • Johannes Schefferus's education included a stint at Leiden University[17].
  • Johannes Schefferus is recorded as male[18].
  • Johannes Schefferus's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Johannes Schefferus's Commons category is recorded as Johannes Scheffer[20].
  • Johannes Schefferus's given name is recorded as Johannes[21].
  • Johannes Schefferus's pseudonym is recorded as Constantinus Opelius[22].
  • Johannes Schefferus's work location is recorded as Uppsala Cathedral Assembly[23].
  • Johannes Schefferus studied under Johann Heinrich Boeckler[24].
  • Johannes Schefferus's depicted by is recorded as Johannes Schefferus, 1621-1679[25].
  • Johannes Schefferus's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[26].
  • Johannes Schefferus's described by source is recorded as Svenskt konstnärslexikon[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: SE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1621-02-02[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1679-03-26[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6221870d-e3a3-4799-8d50-8f7badba2768[32]

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Origins and Family

Born in Strasbourg[2], Johannes Schefferus… he was born on February 2, 1621[3].

Education

Johannes Schefferus was educated at Leiden University[17]. He studied under Johann Heinrich Boeckler[24].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philologist[6], archaeologist[7], university teacher[8], historian[9], and painter[10]. Johannes Schefferus was employed by Uppsala University[16].

Personal Life

Children include Pehr Scheffer[13], a civil servant[33], 1657–1731[34], of Sweden[35] and Anna Ursula Scheffer[14].

Death and Burial

Johannes Schefferus died on March 26, 1679[5]. Recorded place of death include Uppsala Cathedral Assembly[4], a parish of the Church of Sweden[36], in Sweden[37], founded in 1550[38] and Uppsala[12], an urban area in Sweden[39], in Sweden[40].

Why It Matters

Johannes Schefferus ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Works attributed to him include Lapponia[43], a written work[44].

FAQs

Where was Johannes Schefferus born?

Born in Strasbourg[2], Johannes Schefferus…

Where did Johannes Schefferus die?

Johannes Schefferus died in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly[4].

What did Johannes Schefferus do for work?

Johannes Schefferus worked as philologist[6], archaeologist[7], university teacher[8], historian[9], and painter[10].

Where did Johannes Schefferus go to school?

Johannes Schefferus was educated at Leiden University[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation philologist, archaeologist, university teacher +2
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  4. 25d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Languages spoken, written or signed Latin, Swedish
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    Country of citizenship Sweden
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