Adam Olearius
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German writer, scholar and diplomat (1599-1671)
Key facts
- Born
- Adam Ölschläger , ( 1599-09-24 ) September 24, 1599 or ( 1603-08-16 ) August 16, 1603, Aschersleben , Prince-Bishopric of Halberstadt
- Died
- February 22, 1671 (1671-02-22) (aged 71), Gottorf Castle , Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
- Burial place
- Trinity Church , Schleswig
- Alma mater
- Leipzig University
- Known for
- Travels to Safavid Iran
- Relatives
- Philipp Crusius (brother-in-law)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Adam
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Duchy of Schleswig
- Place of birth
- Aschersleben
- Place of death
- Gottorf Castle
- Occupation
- geographer
- Educated at
- Leipzig University
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Field of work
- physics
- Image
- Adam-Olearius.jpg
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- Adam Olearius
- Commons Creator page
- Adam Olearius
- name in native language
- Adam Olearius
- date of birth
- 1603-08-16
- date of death
- 1671-02-23
- member of
- Fruitbearing Society
- nickname
- Der Vielbemühete
- writing language
- German
- pseudonym
- Andinus d' Orliens
- date of baptism
- 1603-08-16
- P8168
- Vale de Figueira
- start of work period
- 1618-01-01
- end of work period
- 1671-01-01
- has works in the collection
- Het Scheepvaartmuseum
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Adam Olearius, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Adam Olearius (born Adam Ölschläger or Oehlschlaeger; 24 September 1599 or August 16, 1603 – 22 February 1671) was a German scholar, mathematician, geographer and librarian. He became secretary to the ambassador sent by Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, to the Shah of Safavid (Iran), and published two books about the events and observations during his travels.
Early life
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