Johann Major
German poet and theologian

Johann Major

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German poet and theologian
Gender:
Male
Places:
Germany
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Religious scholarPoetTheologianWriterEducator
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Birth:
2 January 1533(Jáchymov, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic)
Death:
6 March 1600(Zerbst, Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)
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Johann Major (2 January 1533 - 6 March 1600, Zerbst) was a German Protestant theologian, humanist and poet.

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Major was born in Sankt Joachimsthal. He matriculated in 1549 at the University of Wittenberg.