Petrus Mosellanus

German scholar
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Summary

Petrus Mosellanus was born on January 1, 1493[1], in Bruttig-Fankel[2]. He died on 1524[3] in Leipzig[4]. He worked as a theologian[5], classical scholar[6], humanist[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[10]
  • Position held: rector[11]
  • Employer: Leipzig University[12]
  • Student: Joachim Camerarius[13], Caspar Creuziger[14], Valentin Friedland[15]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Movement: German Renaissance[18]
  • Commons category: Petrus Mosellanus[19]
  • Family name: Schade[20]
  • Given name: Petrus[21]
  • Described by source: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[22], BEIC Digital Library[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Contemporaries of Erasmus (vol. 2)[25], Adam: Vitae germanorum philosophorum (1615)[26], Pantaleon: Prosopographia, vol. 3 (1566)[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin[28]
  • Significant person: Willibald Pirckheimer[29], Erasmus[30], Wolfgang Capito[31]

Why It Matters

Petrus Mosellanus has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Petrus Mosellanus born?

Petrus Mosellanus's place of birth was Bruttig-Fankel[2].

Where did Petrus Mosellanus die?

Petrus Mosellanus passed away in Leipzig[4].

What did Petrus Mosellanus do for work?

Petrus Mosellanus worked as a theologian[5], classical scholar[6], humanist[7], and university teacher[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Willibald Pirckheimers Briefwechsel. wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Contemporaries of Erasmus (vol. 2). wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, BEIC Digital Library, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +3
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'fr', 'it', 'nl', 'pl', 'pt']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described by source: Pantaleon: Prosopographia, vol. 3 (1566)"
  2. 23d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische biografie (gnd) id → 2924
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  3. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische biografie (gnd) id → 2924
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  4. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → untranslated region
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  5. 13w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, BEIC Digital Library, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described by source: Adam: Vitae germanorum philosophorum (1615)"
  6. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 118928171
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  7. 15w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Edit16 catalogue author id → 18183
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Edit16 catalogue author id: 18183, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107812727|Petrus Schade (#107812727)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4161|EDIT16 peopl"
  8. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → theologian, classical scholar, humanist +1
    Position held → rector
    Parsifal cluster id → 190762, 332378
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Parsifal cluster id: 332378, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259387|batch #259387]]"
  9. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → theologian, classical scholar, humanist +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32152|batch #32152]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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