Sethus Calvisius

Summary

Sethus Calvisius is a human^[1]. He was born in Gorsleben^[2]. He was born on February 21, 1556^[3]. He passed away in Leipzig^[4]. He died on November 24, 1615^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], astronomer^[7], mathematician^[8], musicologist^[9], and choir director^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Sethus Calvisius was born in Gorsleben^[2].
• Sethus Calvisius passed away in Leipzig^[4].
• Sethus Calvisius was born on February 21, 1556^[3].
• Sethus Calvisius died on November 24, 1615^[5].
• A child of Sethus Calvisius was Sethus Calvisius^[12].
• German was Sethus Calvisius's native language^[13].
• Sethus Calvisius's professions included composer^[6].
• Sethus Calvisius worked as an astronomer^[7].
• Sethus Calvisius's professions included mathematician^[8].
• Sethus Calvisius's professions included musicologist^[9].
• Sethus Calvisius's professions included choir director^[10].
• Sethus Calvisius's professions included conductor^[14].
• Sethus Calvisius held the position of chapelmaster^[15].
• Sethus Calvisius's education included a stint at Leipzig University^[16].
• Sethus Calvisius was educated at University of Helmstedt^[17].
• Sethus Calvisius's doctoral advisor was Moritz Valentin Steinmetz^[18].
• A notable student of Sethus Calvisius was Erasmus Schmidt^[19].
• A notable student of Sethus Calvisius was Johannes Lippius^[20].
• A notable student of Sethus Calvisius was Erhard Bodenschatz^[21].
• Sethus Calvisius is recorded as male^[22].
• Sethus Calvisius's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Sethus Calvisius is associated with the German Renaissance movement^[24].
• Sethus Calvisius supervised Erasmus Schmidt as a doctoral student^[25].
• Sethus Calvisius's Commons category is recorded as Sethus Calvisius^[26].
• Sethus Calvisius's archives at is recorded as Göttingen State and University Library^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: DE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1556-02-21^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1615-11-24^[31]

• Community tags: to clean up^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: d2f6f640-cbeb-4efc-8c65-33dfdf5179b8^[33]

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Origins and Family

Sethus Calvisius was born in Gorsleben^[2]. He was born on February 21, 1556^[3]. German was his native language^[13].

Education

Educated at Leipzig University^[16], a public university^[34], in Germany^[35], founded in 1409^[36], headquartered in Leipzig^[37] and University of Helmstedt^[17], a university^[38], in Germany^[39], founded in 1576^[40]. Sethus Calvisius's doctoral advisor was Moritz Valentin Steinmetz^[18]. Studied under Nikolaus Selnecker^[41], a writer^[42], 1530–1592^[43], of Holy Roman Empire^[44] and Moritz Valentin Steinmetz^[45], an astronomer^[46], 1529–1584^[47], of Germany^[48], specialised in medicine^[49].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], astronomer^[7], mathematician^[8], musicologist^[9], choir director^[10], and conductor^[14]. Sethus Calvisius held the position of chapelmaster^[15]. Notable students include Erasmus Schmidt^[19], a mathematician^[50], 1570–1637^[51], of Germany^[52]; Johannes Lippius^[20], a musicologist^[53], 1585–1612^[54], of Germany^[55]; and Erhard Bodenschatz^[21], a composer^[56], 1576–1636^[57], of Germany^[58]. He supervised Erasmus Schmidt as a doctoral student^[25].

Personal Life

A child of Sethus Calvisius was he^[12].

Death and Burial

Sethus Calvisius died on November 24, 1615^[5]. He died in Leipzig^[4].

Why It Matters

Sethus Calvisius ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

FAQs

Where was Sethus Calvisius born?

Sethus Calvisius's place of birth was Gorsleben^[2].

Where did Sethus Calvisius die?

Sethus Calvisius died in Leipzig^[4].

What did Sethus Calvisius do for work?

Sethus Calvisius worked as composer^[6], astronomer^[7], mathematician^[8], musicologist^[9], and choir director^[10].

Where did Sethus Calvisius go to school?

Sethus Calvisius was educated at Leipzig University^[16] and University of Helmstedt^[17].