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Travers, Johannes von, 1483-1563

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Personal name headingTravers, Johannes von, 1483-1563
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Variant(s)Travers, Joann von, 1483-1563
Von Travers, Johannes, 1483-1563
Travers, Gian, 1483-1563
Travers, Johann, 1483-1563
Associated placeEngadine (Switzerland)
LocatedGraubünden (Switzerland)
Birth date1483
Death date1563-08-22
Place of birthZuoz (Switzerland)
Place of deathZuoz (Switzerland)
Field of activityRaeto-Romance language Raeto-Romance drama Raeto-Romance poetry Religious poetry Reformation Local government Command of troops
Profession or occupationPoets Dramatists Lawyers Public officers
Found inJoseph engadinisches Drama des XVI. Jahrhunderts, 1891: t.p. (Johannes von Travers)
RLIN, Dec. 11, 2003 (hdgs.: Travers, Johannes von; Travers, Johannes, 1483-1563; Travers, Johann von; Travers, Joann von, 1483-1563; Travers, Joann von; Travers, Johann Victor von)
La histoargia da Joseph, c2023: title page (Gian Travers) page 15, etc. (religious verse drama about Saint Joseph in Raeto-Romance language published 1534)
Wikipedia, December 15, 2023: Johann Travers (called Gian Travers in Raeto-Romance language; born 1483 in Zuoz; died August 22, 1563 in Zuoz; Swiss jurist and military commander in Graubünden; also served as chairman of the local government; promoter of the Reformation in Engandine; path-breaking influence on making Raeto-Romance language a written, literary language; wrote poetry and dramas in Raeto-Romance language; was the first to have his Biblical dramas performed in the Raeto-Romance language as of 1534)