List of Famous people with last name Junius

Johannes Junius

First Name Johannes
Last Name Junius
Born on January 1, 1573
Died on August 6, 1628 (aged 55)
Born in Germany, Hesse, Butzbach

Johannes Junius was the mayor of Bamberg, and a victim of the Bamberg witch trials, who wrote a letter to his daughter from jail while he awaited execution for witchcraft.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Franciscus Junius

First Name Franciscus
Last Name Junius
Died on November 19, 1677

Franciscus Junius, also known as François du Jon, was a pioneer of Germanic philology. As a collector of ancient manuscripts, he published the first modern editions of a number of important texts. In addition, he wrote the first comprehensive overview of ancient writings on the visual arts, which became a cornerstone of classical art theories throughout Europe.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Franciscus Junius

First Name Franciscus
Last Name Junius
Born on May 11, 1545
Died on October 13, 1602 (aged 57)

Franciscus Junius the Elder was a Reformed scholar, Protestant reformer and theologian. Born in Bourges in central France, he initially studied law, but later decided to study theology in Geneva under John Calvin and Theodore Beza. He became a minister in Antwerp, but was forced to flee to Heidelberg in 1567. He wrote a translation of the Bible into Latin with Emmanuel Tremellius, and his Treatise on True Theology was an often used text in Reformed scholasticism.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her
    index: 1x 0.029943943023682s
fmsppl-page-output: 1x 0.026137828826904s
t_/pages/list-of-people: 1x 0.026095151901245s
t_/blocks/list-of-people: 1x 0.014047145843506s
t_/blocks/person-card: 3x 0.013433218002319s
t_/common/header: 1x 0.0076470375061035s
router_page: 1x 0.003119945526123s
headline: 2x 0.0028319358825684s
list-of-people-content: 1x 0.0023250579833984s
t_/common/footer: 1x 0.00057697296142578s
t_/common/head: 1x 0.0003969669342041s
head-facts: 1x 0.0003509521484375s
t_/blocks/switcher: 1x 2.1934509277344E-5s
qids: 1.5x 1.9073486328125E-5s
related: 1x 4.0531158447266E-6s
using-qids-cache: 1x 1.9073486328125E-6s
using-file-qids-cache: 1x 9.5367431640625E-7s
----- END OF DUMP (2024-11-22 08:58:11)  -----