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Melchior Acontius

German poet (ca. 1515-1569)
Person human Q104813

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
1515
Date of death
June 22, 1569
Place of birth
Oberursel
Place of death
Allstedt
Country of citizenship
Germany[8]
Occupation
poet, writer, humanist
Work location
Lutherstadt Wittenberg[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, Latin[17][18]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Melanchthons Briefwechsel, vol. 11: Personen A-E, Burmeister: Magister Rheticus und seine Schulgesellen (2015), Neue Deutsche Biographie[13][14][15][16]
Family name
Acontius[10]
Given name
Melchior[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Melchior Acontius cs Melchior Folst cs Melchior Foltz cs Melchior Foltze cs Melchior Volz
🔖 Identifiers · 17
ISNI
0000000066776216
VIAF cluster ID
54889038
GND ID
116006188
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01121290
DDB person (GND) ID
116006188
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116006188
Freebase ID
/m/03vjvk
Hessian Biography person (GND) ID
9070
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116006188
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2009528163
NUKAT ID
n2015001320
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
318587149
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Prabook ID
2064409
RAG ID - Repertorium Academicum Germanicum
ngBR9S274AJ03qxTvCKq5ZnM2CE
SBN author ID
NAPV128777
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/398512
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpPy8Fgk8Rc3QgMppBQMP

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Summary

Melchior Acontius was born in 1515[1] in Oberursel[2]. He died on June 22, 1569[3], in Allstedt[4]. He worked as a poet[5], writer[6], and humanist[7].

FAQs

Where was Melchior Acontius born?

Melchior Acontius's place of birth was Oberursel[2].

Where did Melchior Acontius die?

Melchior Acontius died in Allstedt[4].

What did Melchior Acontius do for work?

Melchior Acontius worked as a poet[5], writer[6], and humanist[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . deutsche-biographie.de. Retrieved . deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 3
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en']
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Melanchthons Briefwechsel, vol. 11: Personen A-E, Burmeister: Magister Rheticus und seine Schulgesellen (2015) +1
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/63393|batch #63393]]: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
  2. 7w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hessian Biography person (GND) ID → 9070
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54302|batch #54302]]: migrate GND to own IDs"
  3. 12w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Acontius
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Family name: Acontius, Added with [[User:Bargioni/QuickNames|QuickNames]]"
  4. 12w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Melanchthons Briefwechsel, vol. 11: Personen A-E, Burmeister: Magister Rheticus und seine Schulgesellen (2015) +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described by source: Burmeister: Magister Rheticus und seine Schulgesellen (2015)"
  5. 16w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vatican Library VcBA ID → 495/398512
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/398512, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260994|batch #260994]]"
  6. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp01121290
    Occupation → poet, writer, humanist
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp01075025, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
  7. 26w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    WorldCat Entities ID → E39PBJpPy8Fgk8Rc3QgMppBQMP
    Sex or gender → male
    Given name → Melchior
    NUKAT ID → n2015001320
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Described by source: Melanchthons Briefwechsel, vol. 11: Personen A-E"
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