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Georg(e) Spalatin (German: [ˈʃpaːlatiːn]) was the pseudonym taken by Georg Burkhardt (German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈbʊʁkhaʁt]; 17 January 1484 – 16 January 1545), a German humanist, theologian, reformer, secretary of the Saxon Elector Frederick the Wise, as well as an important figure in the history of the Reformation.
Georg Spalatin (born Jan. 17, 1484, Spalt, Bavaria [Germany]—died Jan. 16, 1545, Altenburg, Saxony) was a humanist friend of Martin Luther and a prolific writer whose capacity for diplomacy helped advance and secure the Protestant Reformation in its early stages.
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Georg Spalatin. 17.01.1484 - 15.01.1545. By 1518, the majority of teachers and students at the new Wittenberg University had accepted Luther's new theology, which was based on a thorough knowledge of the Bible and the ancient church fathers.
Apr 28, 2010 · George Burkhardt was born on this day, January 17, 1484 in Spalt, near Nurnberg, Germany. A humanities scholar, he studied at Erfurt and Wittenberg, one of the first Masters of Arts to graduate from Wittenberg. Like other humanists of the day, he was known by a name other than his birth name--Spalatin, after the town of his birth.
SPALATIN, GEORG. Humanist, reformer, and partisan of Martin luther; b. G. Burckhardt in Spalt, Bavaria, Jan. 17, 1484; d. Altenburg, Jan. 26, 1545. In 1499 he was graduated at Erfurt, where he possibly met Martin Luther for the first time.
Georg Spalatin. (1484—1545) Quick Reference. (1484–1545), German humanist and reformer, born on 14 January 1484 at Spalt (near Nuremberg), the son of a tanner; his name was Georg Burkhardt, but he later derived his adoptive ... From: Spalatin, Georg in The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance »
George Spalatin (shpä´lätēn), 1484–1545, German Protestant reformer. His original name was Georg Burckhardt; he was called Spalatin after his birthplace, Spalt, near Nuremberg.
