| LC control no. | no2023078589 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Egranus, Johannes Wildenauer, approximately 1480-1535 |
| Variant(s) | Egranus, Johannes Sylvius, approximately 1480-1535 Egranus, Joannes, approximately 1480-1535 Egranus, Joannes Silvius, approximately 1480-1535 Egranus, Joannes Sylvius, approximately 1480-1535 Egranus, Joannes Wildenauer, approximately 1480-1535 Vildenauer, Joannes, approximately 1480-1535 Vildenauer, Johannes, approximately 1480-1535 Wildenauer, Johannes, approximately 1480-1535 Wildenawer, Joannes, approximately 1480-1535 Wildenawer, Johannes, approximately 1480-1535 Wildnauer, Joannes, approximately 1480-1535 |
| Biography/History note | Johannes Wildenauer, known as Egranus (approximately 1480-1535), was a Czech-born theologian, humanist, reformer, and preacher at the church of St. Mary in Zwickau, Saxony. He was a friend of Martin Luther. |
| Associated country | Germany Czech Republic |
| Located | Leipzig (Germany) Zwickau (Germany) |
| Birth date | 1480~ |
| Death date | 1535 |
| Place of birth | Cheb (Czech Republic) |
| Place of death | Jáchymov (Czech Republic) |
| Field of activity | Theology Preaching |
| Special note | Data contributed by the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. |
| Found in | 28615 (Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Tirol, Codex 681) (online via HMML), viewed on July 12, 2023 (Johannes Sylvius Egranus, Institutio in artificiosam eloquentiam; manuscript text in Latin) <https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/2631> The Renaissance in Europe: An Anthology, 2000: p. 338 (Johannes Wildenauer Egranus Letter to Martin Luther (1521); "Egranus was a humanist scholar and preacher at the church of St. Mary in Zwickau, Saxony. He was a moderate reformer whose criticisms of the old church were largely restricted to indulgences and the cult of saints.") Anne Laurence, "The Spread of Reform," in Challenges to Authority, 2000: p. 76 (Johannes Wildenauer Egranus (d. 1535), humanist preacher at the church of St. Mary's in Zwickau, who supported Luther against indulgences; withstood 1517 criticism from Franciscans when he was supported by the city council) "Egranus (eigentlich Wildenauer), Johannes Sylvius," Deutsche Biographie (online), viewed on October 7, 2022 (Theologian and humanist, from Eger; died June 11, 1535 in Joachimsthal (Erzgebirge); master's from Universität Leipzig (1507), then lecturer there; moved around German region to preach, visit friends, including Zwickau (1517), Joachimsthal (1521), Basel, Nuremberg, Kulmbach, Sagan (1526), Chemnitz (1530)) <https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz12653.html#ndbcontent> "Egranus, Johannes Sylvius," CERL Thesaurus (online), viewed on October 7, 2022 (Dt. Theologe. Wirklicher Name: Johannes Wildenauer; born ca. 1480, died 1535; preacher, humanist, theologian; born Eger, active Sankt Joachimsthal; died Česká Kamenice; variants: Egranus, Joannes; Egranus, Joannes Silvius; Egranus, Joannes Sylvius; Egranus, Joannes Wildenauer; Vildenauer, Joannes; Vildenauer, Johannes; Wildenawer, Joannes; Wildenawer, Johannes; Wildnauer, Joannes) <https://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp00398210> "Johannes Sylvius Egranus," Wikipedia, accessed July 12, 2023 ("Johannes Sylvius Egranus (eigentlich Johannes Wildenauer; * um 1480 in Eger; [died] 11. Juni 1535 in Böhmisch-Kamnitz) war ein deutscher Theologe, Humanist, Reformator und Freund Martin Luthers") <https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Sylvius_Egranus> |
| Associated language | ger lat |
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