Otto Brunfels
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Summary
Otto Brunfels was born on 1488[1] in Mainz[2]. He died on 1534[3] in Bern[4]. He worked as a theologian[5], botanist[6], entomologist[7], pharmacist[8], and university teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (232 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of death: November 23, 1534[11]
- Country of citizenship: Germany[12]
- Occupation: physician[13], humanist[14]
- Field of work: theology[15]
- Educated at: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz[16], University of Basel[17]
- Religion or worldview: Lutheranism[18]
- Sex or gender: male[19]
- Commons category: Otto Brunfels[20]
- Religious order: Carthusian Order[21]
- Family name: Q140158870[22]
- Given name: Otto[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Otto Brunfels[24]
- Commons gallery: Otto Brunfels[25]
- Described by source: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[26], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Contemporaries of Erasmus (vol. 1)[28], Adam: Vitae Germanorum medicorum (1620)[29], Ärzte und Medizinstudenten im deutschsprachigen Raum, 1500-1700[30], Pantaleon: Prosopographia, vol. 3 (1566)[31]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin[32], German[33]
- Commons Creator page: Otto Brunfels[34]
- Name in native language: Otto Brunfels[35]
- Significant person: Erasmus[36], Beatus Rhenanus[37], Wolfgang Capito[38], Huldrych Zwingli[39]
Why It Matters
Otto Brunfels has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
He has been cited as an influence by Rembert Dodoens[42], a botanist[43], 1517–1585[44], of Southern Netherlands[45], specialised in botany[46].
FAQs
Where was Otto Brunfels born?
Otto Brunfels was born in Mainz[2].
Where did Otto Brunfels die?
Otto Brunfels died in Bern[4].
What did Otto Brunfels do for work?
Otto Brunfels worked as a theologian[5], botanist[6], entomologist[7], pharmacist[8], and university teacher[9].
Where did Otto Brunfels go to school?
Otto Brunfels was educated at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz[16] and University of Basel[17].
Who did Otto Brunfels influence?
Otto Brunfels has been cited as an influence by Rembert Dodoens[42].