About Wolfgang Lazius
Lived 1514 – 1565 (aged 50). Wolfgang Lazius was a German historian, cartographer, university teacher, physician, writer and map maker.
Wolfgang Laz, better known by his Latinized name Wolfgang Lazius (October 31, 1514 – June 19, 1565), was an Austrian humanist who worked as a cartographer, historian, and physician.
Lazius was born in Vienna, and first studied medicine, becoming professor in the medical faculty at the University of Vienna in 1541. He also produced maps of Austria, Bavaria, Hungary, and Greece, now considered important in the history of cartography.
It is thought that Giuseppe Arcimboldo's painting The Librarian is of Lazius.
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Who was Wolfgang Lazius?
Austrian historian (1514–1565)
When was Wolfgang Lazius born?
Wolfgang Lazius was born on 31 October 1514 in Vienna.
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Wolfgang Lazius died on 19 June 1565 in Vienna.
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Wolfgang Lazius was a historian, cartographer, university teacher, physician, writer and map maker.
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Wolfgang Lazius was German.
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