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Rittershausen, Nicolaus, 1597-1670

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Personal name headingRittershausen, Nicolaus, 1597-1670
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Variant(s)Rittershaus, Nic., 1597-1570
Ritterhausen, Nicolaus, 1597-1670
Ritterhausen, Nikolaus, 1597-1670
Ritterhus, Nicolas, 1597-1670
Rittershus, Nicolas, 1597-1670
Rittershuius, Nicolai, 1597-1670
Rittershusius, Nicolaus, 1597-1670
Rittershausen, Nicolai, 1597-1670
Rittershausen, Nikolaus, 1597-1670
Associated countryGermany
LocatedAltdorf, Nürnberger Land, Germany
Birth date15970217
Death date16700824
Place of birthAltdorf, Nürnberger Land, Germany
Place of deathAltdorf, Nürnberger Land, Germany
Field of activityLaw--Study and teaching College teaching Geography Cartography Genealogy
AffiliationUniversität Altdorf
Profession or occupationLaw teachers College teachers Geographers Cartographers Genealogists
Found inImhof, Jacob Wilhelm. S. Rom. Germanici imperii procerum tam ecclesiasticorum quam secularium, notitia historico-heraldico-genealogica, 1684: title page ("et in supplementum operis genealogici Rittershusiani adornata") "Praefatio ad lectorem", page 1 (Nicolaus Rittershusius)
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek online, via WWW, Jun. 3, 2013 (access point: Rittershausen, Nicolaus ; other access points: Rittershusius, Nicolaus; Rittershus, Nicolas; Ritterhus, Nicolas; Rittershausen, Nikolaus; Ritterhausen, Nikolaus; Ritterhausen, Nicolaus; Rittershaus, Nic.; Rittershusius, Nicolai; Rittershausen, Nicolai; dates: 1597-1670; son of Konrad Rittershausen (1560-1613); jurist; genealogist; professor, Universität Altdorf)
Deutsche Biographie online, Jun. 3, 2013 (access point: Rittershausen, Nicolaus; born Feb. 17, 1597 in Altdorf near Nuremberg; educated in the universities of Helmstedt, Leiden, Bourges and Geneva, and spent much time in Paris; returned 1630 to Nuremberg and 1634 settled in Altdorf, where he taught law at its university, and was thrice rector before his death Aug. 24, 1670; in addition of jurisprudence, he was particularly interested in geography and cartography, and among his contemporaries was particularly known for his genealogical studies; his principal work "Genealogiae imperatorum, regun, ducum, comitum, procerum ab a. 1400-1653 (Altdorf 1653) went through 3 editions in his lifetime, and was revised after his death by J.W. v. Imhof and J.S. Köhler )
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