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Thomas Platter the Elder

Swiss writer, scholar and printer
Person human Q117830

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
February 10, 1499
Date of death
January 26, 1582
Place of birth
Grächen
Place of death
Basel
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[13]
Occupation
writer, university teacher, theologian, printer, humanist, scholar[14]
Employer
University of Basel[16]
Position held
rector of the University of Basel[15]
Child
Felix Platter, Thomas Platter the Younger[11][12]
Work location
Basel[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[26]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Die Buchdrucker des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts im deutschen Sprachgebiet, by Christoph Reske, 2nd ed., Selbstzeugnisse im deutschsprachigen Raum, Neue Deutsche Biographie[22][23][24][25]
Family name
Platter[18]
Given name
Thomas[19]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Basel[21]
P14536
401166
P14585
40358
P14608
118594923
P14977
RETE068420
Place of burial
Basel Minster[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Thomas Platter the Elder cs Thomas Platerus cs Thomas Platter cs Thomas Plater da Thomas Platter da Thomas Platter der Ältere de Thomas Platter fi Thomas Platter fr Thomas Platter fr Thomas Platter le Vieux pt Thomas Platter
🔖 Identifiers · 60
ISNI
0000000121379898
VIAF cluster ID
68934422
Library of Congress authority ID
nr95011674
GND ID
118594923, 1243849207
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
ThomasPlatter.jpg ↗
BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
90967962
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11920026z
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
cni00038853, cnp01318186
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11966997
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CiNii Research ID
1981712334673382535
DDB person (GND) ID
118594923
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118594923, 1243849207
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Thomas-Platter
FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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FranceArchives agent ID
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Freebase ID
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HDS ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00783418
NDL Authority ID
00452948
NE.se ID
thomas-platter
NL CR AUT ID
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
000411043
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
n97018201
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls002014269
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000106279
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007266526305171
National Library of Latvia ID
000074255
National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810645550205606
National Library of Portugal ID
664973
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX4847406
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070948747
Obálky knih ID
ola2010607965
Open Library ID
OL1469488A
OpenMLOL author ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100331113
Project Gutenberg author ID
36739
RERO ID (legacy)
A012312278
SELIBR ID
241016
SPAP ID
a/8a92bda6-97fc-40d3-8725-5c307f75f12d
Theaterlexikon der Schweiz ID
Thomas_Platter_(1499–1582)
Treccani ID
thomas-platter
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
thomas-platter
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
37384
Wellcome Collection concept ID
uy6tc76r
WikiTree person ID
Platter-63
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/b957f242-ea5a-44a4-9d76-51e87d540548

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Occupation 4
writer, theologian, university teacher, printer
Child 2
Felix Platter, Thomas Platter the Younger
Children (paternal) 2
Felix Platter, Thomas Platter the Younger
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Described by source 1
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Employer 1
University of Basel
Given name 1
Thomas
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Basel
Place of birth 1
Grächen
Place of burial 1
Basel Minster
Place of death 1
Basel
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Basel
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Summary

Thomas Platter the Elder was born on February 10, 1499[1], in Grächen[2]. He died on January 26, 1582[3], in Basel[4]. He worked as a writer[5], university teacher[6], theologian[7], printer[8], and humanist[9].

FAQs

Where was Thomas Platter the Elder born?

Thomas Platter the Elder's place of birth was Grächen[2].

Where did Thomas Platter the Elder die?

Thomas Platter the Elder died in Basel[4].

What did Thomas Platter the Elder do for work?

Thomas Platter the Elder worked as a writer[5], university teacher[6], theologian[7], printer[8], and humanist[9].

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Die Buchdrucker des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts im deutschen Sprachgebiet, by Christoph Reske, 2nd ed., Selbstzeugnisse im deutschsprachigen Raum +1
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    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Die Buchdrucker des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts im deutschen Sprachgebiet, by Christoph Reske, 2nd ed., Selbstzeugnisse im deutschsprachigen Raum +1
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'sv']
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  5. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 26w ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Switzerland
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