Macropedius

Also known as Georgius Macropedius

Georgius Macropedius (born Joris van Lanckvelt; 23 April 1487 – 23 July 1558) was a Dutch humanist, schoolmaster and "the greatest Latin playwright of the 16th century."

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Born: 1487
Died: 1558
Works: 19

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Een comedia ofte spel
Comicarvm fabvlarvm Georgij Macropedij duæ, rudibus adhuc & tenellis traiectinæ scholæ auditoribus nuncupatæ, quarum altera Rebelles, altera Alvta inscribitur, in quibus puero prȩter rem ludicram nonnihil eruditionis tum in literis tum in moribus venari licebit
Asotvs evangelicus, seu euangelica de filio prodigo parabola
Lazarvs mendicvs, Georgii Macropedii
Iosephus Macropedii, fabula sacra, pietatis & pudicitiæ cultoribus perlegenda

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Netherlands
Active from: 1487
Active to: 1558

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Key facts

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Writer.name: Georgius Macropedius
Writer.image: Portret van Georgius Macropedius Georgivs Macropedivs (titel op object), RP-P-1906-1493.jpg
Writer.caption: Georgius Macropedius, portrait by Philips Galle, poem by Benito Arias Montanus. Ghent University Library
Writer.birth_name: Joris van Lanckvelt
Writer.birth_place: Gemert
Writer.death_place: 's-Hertogenbosch
Writer.occupation: pedagogue, playwright
Writer.language: Renaissance Latin
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Writer.movement: Devotio Moderna, Renaissance humanism
Writer.notable_works: Hecastus, Epistolica
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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Habsburg Netherlands
Place of birth: Gemert
Place of death: 's-Hertogenbosch
Occupation: writer
Languages spoken: Latin
Religion: Catholic Church
Image: Portret van Georgius Macropedius Georgivs Macropedivs (titel op object), RP-P-1906-1493.jpg