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Helwig, Christoph, 1581-1617

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Personal name headingHelwig, Christoph, 1581-1617
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Variant(s)Helvicus, Christophorus, 1581-1617
Helvicus, Christopher, 1581-1617
Helvig, Christoph, 1581-1617
Helvigius, Christophorus, 1581-1617
Birth date1581-12-26
Death date1617-09-10
Place of birthSprendlingen (Dreieich, Germany)
Place of deathGiessen (Hesse, Germany)
Field of activityPhilology Chronology History Theology Hebrew philology
AffiliationGrossherzoglich-Hessische Ludwigs-Universität zu Giessen
Profession or occupationPhilologists Historians Theologians College teachers Hebraists Christian Hebraists
Found inHis Christophori Helvici ... Theatrum historicum et chronologicum, 1662.
Kämmel, Heinrich. "Helwig, Christoph," in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, v. 11 (1880), pages 715-718, accessed online August 29, 2019 (Helwig: Christoph H[elwig] (Helvicus), born 26. December 1581 in Sprendlingen, a village in Hesse-Darmstadt, ; died 10. September 1617 in Giessen)
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InU/Wing STC files (usage: Christopher Helvicus)
Homer. Homērou Ilias, ē mallon hapanta ta sōzomena, not before March 19, 1572 (name not given; inscription in NN copy: Christoph. Helvig. Sprendlingensis, followed by a phrase in Hebrew)
Deutsche Biographie portal, August 29, 2019 (Helwig, Christoph, 1581-1617; born Sprendlingen (Dreieich), died Giessen; pedagogue, school reformer; Hebraist; professor in Giessen; lists variant names: Helvicus, Christoph; Helwich, Christoph; Helwig, Christoph; Helvicus, Christoph; Helwich, Christoph; Ehlvicus, Christophorus; Helvicius, Christoph; Helvicius, Christophorus; Helvicus, Christophorus; Helvigius, Christophorus; Helwich, Christopher; Helwich, Christophorus; Helwig, Christopherus; Helwig, Christophorus; Helwig, Christof; Helvicus, Christof; Helwich, Christof; Helvicius, Christof)
Wikipedia, August 29, 2019 (Christoph Helvig (1581-1617), German chronologist and historian, theologian and linguist)
German Wikipedia, August 29, 2019 (Christoph Helwig (Philologe); Christoph Helwig (variants Christopher Helwich, Christophorus Helvicus, Helwigius; born 26. December 1581 in Sprendlingen near Frankfurt am Main; died 10. September 1617 in Giessen); German chronologist, theologian, historian and linguist; studied in Marburg; since 1610 he taught Hebrew and Greek at the university of Giessen; published linguistic studies and polemics against the Jews as well as chronologies, in Latin and German)
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