Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Philip Melanchthon across 4 places, from 1497 to 1536.
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Philip Melanchthon (born Philipp Schwartzerdt; 16 February 1497 – 19 April 1560) was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, an intellectual leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and influential designer of educational systems.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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16 February 1497exact date
Brettenattested“He was born Philipp Schwartzerdt on 16 February 1497 at Bretten, where his father Georg Schwarzerdt (1459–1508) was armorer to Philip, Count Palatine of the Rhine.”source: Wikipedia: Philip Melanchthon
1518year
Wittenbergattested“In 1518, he was called to Wittenberg at the request of his uncle to teach Greek.”source: Wikipedia: Philip Melanchthon
1518year
Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenbergattested“He accepted a call to the University of Wittenberg from Martin Luther on the recommendation of his great-uncle, and became professor of Greek there in 1518 at the age of 21.”source: Wikipedia: Philip Melanchthon
1529year
Wittenbergattested“A Latin Bible published in 1529 at Wittenberg is designated as a joint work of Melanchthon and Luther.”source: Wikipedia: Philip Melanchthon
1536year
Niemeckattested“During his time in Tübingen in 1536 Melanchthon was heavily criticised by Cordatus, preacher in Niemeck, as he had taught that works are necessary for salvation.”source: Wikipedia: Philip Melanchthon
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Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg1 presence · 1518
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1507year
Pforzheimmentioned“In 1507 he was sent to the Latin school at Pforzheim, where the rector, Georg Simler of Wimpfen, introduced him to the Latin and Greek poets and to Aristotle.”source: Wikipedia: Philip Melanchthon
1512year
University of Heidelbergmentioned“at the University of Heidelberg, and in 1512, his M.A.”source: Wikipedia: Philip Melanchthon
1519 to 1520period
Wittenbergmentioned“He came to Wittenberg with the plan of editing the complete works of Aristotle and he edited the Rhetoric (1519) and the Dialectic (1520).”source: Wikipedia: Philip Melanchthon
1534year
Kasselmentioned“He approved of Bucer's Wittenberg Concord and discussed the question with Bucer in Kassel in 1534.”source: Wikipedia: Philip Melanchthon
1551year
Leipzigmentioned“As the statement "good works are necessary for salvation" appeared in the Leipzig Interim, in 1551 its Lutheran opponents attacked Georg Major, Melanchthon's friend and disciple.”source: Wikipedia: Philip Melanchthon
1552year
Trentomentioned“In 1552 the Elector of Saxony declared himself ready to send deputies to a council to be convened at Trent, but only under the condition that the Protestants should have a share in the discussions, and that the Pope should not be conside…”source: Wikipedia: Philip Melanchthon
March 1552month
Wittenbergmentioned“On his way to Trent at Dresden in March 1552, he saw the military preparations of Maurice of Saxony, and after reaching Nuremberg, he returned to Wittenberg, as Maurice had turned against the emperor.”source: Wikipedia: Philip Melanchthon
March 1552month
Dresdenmentioned“On his way to Trent at Dresden in March 1552, he saw the military preparations of Maurice of Saxony, and after reaching Nuremberg, he returned to Wittenberg, as Maurice had turned against the emperor.”source: Wikipedia: Philip Melanchthon
March 1552month
Nurembergmentioned“On his way to Trent at Dresden in March 1552, he saw the military preparations of Maurice of Saxony, and after reaching Nuremberg, he returned to Wittenberg, as Maurice had turned against the emperor.”source: Wikipedia: Philip Melanchthon
1554year
Baselmentioned“He was the first to print a paraphrased edition of Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos in Basel, 1554.”source: Wikipedia: Philip Melanchthon
March 1560month
Leipzigmentioned“On the left hand side of the note were the words, "You will be delivered from sins, and be freed from the acrimony and fury of theologians"; on the right, "You will go to the light, see God, look upon his Son, learn those wonderful myste…”source: Wikipedia: Philip Melanchthon
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