About Philip Lonicer
Lived 1532 – 1599 (aged 66–67). Philip Lonicer was a German historian, theologian, parson, writer, secondary school teacher and translator.
Philip Lonicer (Philippus Lonicerus; died 1599) was a German historian. Lonicer produced a Latin version of the Gesta Danorum in 1576, entitled Danica Historia Libris XVI. He was also the rector of the Frankfurt Gymnasium.
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Who was Philip Lonicer?
German historian
When was Philip Lonicer born?
Philip Lonicer was born in 1532 in Marburg.
When did Philip Lonicer die?
Philip Lonicer died on 30 July 1599 in Friedberg.
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Philip Lonicer was a historian, theologian, parson, writer, secondary school teacher and translator.
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Philip Lonicer was German.
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