Home › Entities › human › Theodor Zwinger

Theodor Zwinger

Swiss physician (1533-1588)
Person human Q116094
Theodor Zwinger
Hans Bock der Ältere · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
August 2, 1533
Date of death
March 10, 1588
Place of birth
Basel
Place of death
Basel
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[11]
Occupation
physician, school teacher, university teacher, writer, humanities scholar, humanist, philologist, philosopher[12][13][14]
Employer
University of Basel[17]
Field of work
medicine[15]
Position held
rector of the University of Basel[16]
Educated at
Collège de France, University of Padua[18][19]
Religion or worldview
reformed[26]
Child
Jakob Zwinger[10]
Doctoral advisor
Petrus Ramus[20]
Student of
Vittore Trincavelli, Bassiano Landi[32][33]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin[43]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Library of the World's Best Literature, Johann Huser in seinen Briefen, Corpus Paracelsisticum, Band 2, Frühneuzeitliche Ärztebriefe des deutschsprachigen Raums (1500-1700), Ärzte und Medizinstudenten im deutschsprachigen Raum, 1500-1700, Adam: Vitae Germanorum medicorum (1620)[35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42]
Family name
Zwinger[28]
Given name
Theodor[29]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Basel[34]
P14608
118773313
P14611
200847
P14974
39390
Show all 27 facts +3
P14977
RETE094871
Relative
Hans Herbst, Johannes Oporinus[30][31]
Student
Heinrich Khunrath, Johann Arndt, John Craig, Johann Nikolaus Stupanus, Thomas Fincke[21][22][23][24][25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Theodor Zwinger the Elder en Theodor Zwinger cs Theodor Zwinger cs Theodorus Zuingerus cs Theodorus Zvingerus da Theodor Zwinger den ældre de Theodor Zwinger der Ältere de Theodoro Zuingero fr Zuingerus he תאודור צווינגר he תאודור צווינגר האב pl Theodor Zwinger Starszy ru Теодор Цвингер ru Цвингер, Теодор
🔖 Identifiers · 63
ISNI
0000000108639894
VIAF cluster ID
3266789
Library of Congress authority ID
n84805548
GND ID
118773313
Academic Tree ID
23306
Alvin ID
alvin-person:20594
BIBSYS ID
99029264
BVMC person ID
16172
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
106958474
Biblissima authority ID
De Smet
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01427370
CONOR.SI ID
292848739
Show all 63 identifiers +51
DDB person (GND) ID
118773313
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118773313
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
6472126b-0063-45d7-a125-16ee7d277c65
Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy ID
574-1
FAST ID
136954
Freebase ID
/m/09prp
Geni.com profile ID
6000000070769016823
HDS ID
014707
IdRef ID
076991954
KBR person ID
14869239
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118773313
Libris-URI
64jmqzhq0l50sp4
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
125148
Museo Galileo authority ID
182505
NL CR AUT ID
ola20050321002
NLP ID
a0000002417440
NSK (VIAF) ID
000462969
NSK ID
981005794023309366
NUKAT ID
n2007087800
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/92BBC97F-21F6-4C2C-B94D-16DB0EB93FE4
National Library of Greece ID
245751
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001293670
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000226901
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007299317905171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:B9RZ;=BT
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810540255305606
National Library of Portugal ID
835484
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1166129
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070394717
Open Library ID
OL2307493A
OpenMLOL author ID
102096
Parsifal cluster ID
99202
Portrait Archive ID
155926
Prabook ID
1845448
Provenio UUID
1c034f89-d001-463a-a57a-d31c477bdc2f
RAG ID - Repertorium Academicum Germanicum
ngZP6C476Yx2lovttYyojXlC
RERO ID (legacy)
A000182834
RILM ID
375070
SBN author ID
BVEV018009
SELIBR ID
277012
SHARE Catalogue author ID
743657
Sandrart.net person ID
332
Scholasticon person ID
1691
Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
LSH/agents/44662
Symogih.org ID
Actr52263
Teuchos ID
P-Zwinger.Theodor
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/75749
Wellcome Collection concept ID
f2g75wzc
WikiTree person ID
Zwinger-3
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxcYrhfCcbj7mWchdvbVC
Yale LUX ID
person/8066ed50-7e9a-4d87-9f35-141eb622155f

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
physician, writer, university teacher, school teacher
Students 4
Johann Arndt, Thomas Fincke, Heinrich Khunrath, Jean de Sponde
Student 3
Johann Arndt, Thomas Fincke, Heinrich Khunrath
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Educated at 2
Collège de France, University of Padua
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Doctoral advisor 1
Petrus Ramus
Doctoral advisors 1
Petrus Ramus
Employer 1
University of Basel
Field of work 1
medicine
Given name 1
Theodor
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Latin
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Basel
Place of birth 1
Basel
Place of death 1
Basel
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Vittore Trincavelli
Teachers 1
Vittore Trincavelli
← FactGrid item ID 1
Gourbesville
← Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID 1
Krystian Lupa
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Theodor Zwinger was born on August 2, 1533[1], in Basel[2]. He died on March 10, 1588[3], in Basel[4]. He worked as a physician[5], school teacher[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], and humanities scholar[9].

FAQs

Where was Theodor Zwinger born?

Theodor Zwinger was born in Basel[2].

Where did Theodor Zwinger die?

Theodor Zwinger died in Basel[4].

What did Theodor Zwinger do for work?

Theodor Zwinger worked as a physician[5], school teacher[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], and humanities scholar[9].

Where did Theodor Zwinger go to school?

Theodor Zwinger was educated at Collège de France[18] and University of Padua[19].

Related Entities

medicine Petrus Ramus Switzerland University of Padua

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Chymia philosophica. wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [26] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  29. [25] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Theodor Zwinger. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/theodor-zwinger
MLA “Theodor Zwinger.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/theodor-zwinger.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_theodor-zwinger_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Theodor Zwinger}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/theodor-zwinger}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Theodor Zwinger — https://4ort.xyz/entity/theodor-zwinger (retrieved 2026-11-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/theodor-zwinger · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Bug002 · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14977 → RETE094871
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/63609|batch #63609]]: RETEtoWD QS 03-11-2026 10:20"
  2. 21d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14974 → 39390
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14974: 39390, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290941|batch #290941]]"
  3. 5w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    RAG ID - Repertorium Academicum Germanicum → ngZP6C476Yx2lovttYyojXlC
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ RAG ID - Repertorium Academicum Germanicum: ngZP6C476Yx2lovttYyojXlC"
  4. 5w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Described by source: Adam: Vitae Germanorum medicorum (1620)"
  5. 5w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'arz', 'azb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'la', 'pt',
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Library of the World's Best Literature +5
    Sitelink count → 14
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described by source: Adam: Vitae Germanorum medicorum (1620)"
  6. 10w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Library of the World's Best Literature +5
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Described by source: Ärzte und Medizinstudenten im deutschsprachigen Raum, 1500-1700"
  7. 10w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Relative → Hans Herbst, Johannes Oporinus
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Library of the World's Best Literature +5
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described by source: Corpus Paracelsisticum, Band 2"
  8. 12w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Library of the World's Best Literature +5
    Wikidata description → Swiss physician (1533-1588)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described by source: Johann Huser in seinen Briefen"
  9. 14w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → De Smet
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority ID: Q407444, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  10. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 200847
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14611: 200847, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260429|batch #260429]]"
  11. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 118773313
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14608: 118773313, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  12. 20w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    RISM ID → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36443|batch #36443]]: remove invlid P5504"
  13. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → physician, school teacher, university teacher +5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31702|batch #31702]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (3)"
  14. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → physician, school teacher, university teacher +5
    Given name → Theodor
    Field of work → —
    Place of death → Basel
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30842|batch #30842]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (1)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.