Melchior Goldast

Swiss historian (1578-1635)
Person human Q119611
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Melchior Goldast

Summary

Melchior Goldast is a human[1]. Born in Bischofszell[2], he… he was born on January 6, 1578[3]. He died in Giessen[4]. He died on August 11, 1635[5]. He worked as a historian[6], jurist[7], polymath[8], and chancellor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Melchior Goldast was born in Bischofszell[2].
  • Melchior Goldast died in Giessen[4].
  • Melchior Goldast was born on January 6, 1578[3].
  • Melchior Goldast died on August 11, 1635[5].
  • Melchior Goldast held citizenship in Switzerland[11].
  • Melchior Goldast worked as a historian[6].
  • Melchior Goldast worked as a jurist[7].
  • Melchior Goldast worked as a polymath[8].
  • Melchior Goldast worked as a chancellor[9].
  • Among Melchior Goldast's employers was University of Giessen[12].
  • Melchior Goldast's education included a stint at University of Altdorf[13].
  • Melchior Goldast was educated at Heidelberg University[14].
  • Melchior Goldast is recorded as male[15].
  • Melchior Goldast's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Melchior Goldast's archives at is recorded as University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg[17].
  • Melchior Goldast's family name is recorded as Q140158878[18].
  • Melchior Goldast's given name is recorded as Melchior[19].
  • Melchior Goldast's pseudonym is recorded as Faramundus[20].
  • Melchior Goldast's pseudonym is recorded as Pharamundus[21].
  • Melchior Goldast's pseudonym is recorded as Salust Pharamundus[22].
  • Melchior Goldast's pseudonym is recorded as Sallustius Pharamundus Helvetius[23].
  • Melchior Goldast's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[24].
  • Melchior Goldast's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[25].
  • Melchior Goldast's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Melchior Goldast's described by source is recorded as Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[27].

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Origins and Family

Melchior Goldast was born in Bischofszell[2]. He was born on January 6, 1578[3].

Education

Educated at University of Altdorf[13], a university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1578[30], headquartered in Altdorf bei Nürnberg[31] and Heidelberg University[14], a public research university[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1386[34], headquartered in Heidelberg[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[6], jurist[7], polymath[8], and chancellor[9]. Among Melchior Goldast's employers was University of Giessen[12].

Death and Burial

Melchior Goldast died on August 11, 1635[5]. He died in Giessen[4].

Why It Matters

Melchior Goldast ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Melchior Goldast born?

Melchior Goldast was born in Bischofszell[2].

Where did Melchior Goldast die?

Melchior Goldast died in Giessen[4].

What did Melchior Goldast do for work?

Melchior Goldast worked as historian[6], jurist[7], polymath[8], and chancellor[9].

Where did Melchior Goldast go to school?

Melchior Goldast was educated at University of Altdorf[13] and Heidelberg University[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Nordisk familjebok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +5
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q141544108]]"
  2. 17d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hessian biography person (gnd) id → 1204
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54302|batch #54302]]: migrate GND to own IDs"
  3. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Pisauridae
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  4. 11w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 187394
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  5. 16w ago · Aschroet · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Q140158878
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P734]]: [[Q140158878]], Added with [[User:Bargioni/QuickNames|QuickNames]]"
  6. 19w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → historian, jurist, polymath +1
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp02308514
    Described by source → Nordisk familjebok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31868|batch #31868]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P8044 is present."
  7. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp02308514
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30842|batch #30842]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (1)"
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