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Olaus Magnus

Also known as Olof Mansson, Archbishop of Uppsala Magnus Gothus, Olao Magno, Archbishop of Uppsala Magnus Olaus, Olaf Mansson, Olaus Magni, Olof Månsson, Olav Månsson

Swedish writer

Key facts

Church: Roman Catholic
Archdiocese: Uppsala
Appointed: 4 June 1544
Term ended: 1 August 1557
Predecessor: Johannes Magnus
Successor: Laurentius Petri
Born: Olof Månsson , October 1490, Skänninge , Sweden
Died: 1 August 1557 (aged 66), Rome , Papal States
Buried: Santa Maria dell'Anima , Rome

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Olav
Gender: male
Citizenship: Sweden
Place of death: Rome
Sibling: Johannes Magnus
Occupation: writer
Educated at: University of Rostock
Languages spoken: Swedish
Religion: Catholic Church

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Commons category: Olaus Magnus
date of birth: 1490-10-00
date of death: 1557-08-01
birth name: Olof Månsson
Commons Creator page: Olaus Magnus
place of burial: Santa Maria dell'Anima
ethnic group: Swedes
significant person: Johannes Dantiscus
name in native language: Olaus Magnus

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Works in European collections

26 objects attributed to Olaus Magnus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Beschreibung allerley Gelegenheyte, Sitten, Gebräuchen und Gewonheyten der Mitnächtigen Völcker in Sueden, Ost unnd Westgothen, Norwegen unnd andern, gegen dem eussersten Meer daselbst hinein weiter gelegenen Landen

Historia Olai Magni Gothi Archiepiscopi Vpsalensis, De Gentivm Septentrionalium : uariis conditionibus statibusue, & de morum, rituum, superstitionum, exercitiorum, regiminis, disciplinae, uictusq[ue] mirabili diuersitate ; Item de bellis, structuris, instrumentisq[ue] mirabilibus ... ; Opus ... expressis figuris pictis illustratum ...

Specimen Lexici Runici

Olai Magni Historien der Mittnachtigen Länder

Olai Magni historien, Der Mittnachtigen Länder : von allerley Thůn, Wesens, Condition, Sitten, Gebreüchen, Aberglauben ... Warhafftige beschreibung, Deßgleichen auch von allerley Vierfüssigen, vnd andern Thieren, so auff, vnd im Erdtrich, Wasser vnd Lufft, gedachter orten leben vnd schweben thůn ...

Historia De Gentibvs Septentionalibvs

Historia De Gentibvs Septentrionalibvs

Olai Magni Gentivm Septentrionaliv[m] Historiæ Breviarivm

Olai Magni, Gothi, Archiepiscopi Upsaliensis, & Gothorum Suecorumque Primatis, Historiae Septentrionalium Gentium Breviarium : Libri XXII

Specimen Lexici Runici .... Nunc in ordinem redactum Auctum & Locupletatum ab Olao Wormio in Acad. Hafn. P. P.

Olai Magni Gentivm Septentrionaliv[m] Historiæ Breviarivm

Storia D'Olao Magno Arcivescovo D'Vspali, De' Costvmi De' Popoli Settentrionali. Tradotta Per Remigio Fiorentino. Dove S'Ha Piena Notitia delle genti della Gottia, della Noruegia, della Sueuia, e di quelle che uiuono sotto la Tramontana. Con Dve Tavole. L'una de' Caüitali, l'altra delle cose notabili

Historia De Gentibvs Septentrionalibvs. Authore Olao Magno, Gotho, Archiepiscopo Vpsalensi, Suetiæ & Gothiæ Primate ; A Cornelio Scribonio Grapheo, præclaræ vrbi Antuerpianæ à secretis, sic in Epitomen redacta, vt non minus clarè quàm breuiter quicquid apud Septentrionales scitu dignum est, complectatur

Olai Magni Gentivm Septentrionalivm Historiae Breviarivm

Olai Magni Gothi Archiepiscopi Vpsalensis, Svetiae Et Gothiae Primatis, De Gentibus Septentrionalibus Historia

Storia de'costumi de'popoli settentrionali

Ain kurze Auslegung und Verklerung der neuuen Mappen von den alten Goettenreich und andern Nordlenden : sampt mit den uunderlichen dingen in land und uasser darinnen begriffen biss her her also klerlich nieintuuelt geschriben

Historia delle genti et della natura delle cose Settentrionali : opera molto dilettevole per le varie & mirabili cose, molto diverse dalle nostre, che in essa si leggono ; con una tavola copiosißima delle cose piu notabili, in quella contenute

Historiae de gentibus septentrionalibus : [abrégé]

Historiae de gentibus septentrionalibus

Historiae De Gentibvs Septentrionalibvs, Auctore Olao Magno, Gotho, Archiepiscopo Vpsalensi, Suetiæ & Gothiæ Primate, A Cornelio Scribonio Graphæo, in Epitomen redactæ. Libri XXII : Adiecto duplici Capitum & Materiarum Indice

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Encyclopedic overview

Olaus Magnus (born Olof Månsson; October 1490 – 1 August 1557) was a Swedish writer, cartographer, and Catholic clergyman.

Biography

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