Hermann Thyraeus

Hermann Thyräus (b. at Neuss on the Rhine, 1532; d. at Mainz, 26 October 1591) was a German Jesuit theologian and preacher.

Life

Thyräus studied first at Cologne. After 1522, he studied at the Collegium Germanicum at Rome, where he was a member of the first graduating class.

From 1578 until his death, Thyräus served as rector of the college at Mainz.

Works

The , ascribed to Thyräus, was written most probably by his younger brother Peter, also a Jesuit. His , with controversial notes, appeared at Dillingen in 1567. He also left several volumes of sermons.