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Sebastian Brant

Also known as Sebastian Brandt, Sebastinus Brant, Sebastianus Brant, Sebastian Brand

German humanist and satirist

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Within Vinony's link graph, Sebastian Brant is referenced by 102 other articles, and connects out to England, Latin and Augustine of Hippo.

Vinony files it under 1450s births, 1521 deaths and 15th-century German jurists.

Its subject is documented across 39 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Sebastian
Gender: male
Citizenship: Germany
Place of birth: Strasbourg
Place of death: Strasbourg
Occupation: philosopher
Educated at: University of Basel
Employer: University of Basel
Languages spoken: Middle High German
Native language: German
Religion: Catholic Church
Movement: German Renaissance
Image: Duerer brant.jpg
Work location: Strasbourg

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Commons category: Sebastian Brant
date of birth: 1458-01-01
Commons Creator page: Sebastian Brant
date of death: 1521-01-01
Commons gallery: Sebastian Brant
P13311: Ust-Dzhegutinsky District
writing language: medieval Latin
significant person: Jakob Wimpfeling
name in native language: Sebastian Brant
has works in the collection: Memoria Chilena

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Works in European collections

28 objects attributed to Sebastian Brant, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

The fool ship

World mirror or fools ship... with Christian teachings... Samples of certain shell healings by Johannem Geyler (from Kaisersberg) described in Latin language (etc.)

Sebastian Brandt's Narrenschiff mit Geiler's von Kaisersberg Predigten darüber und Thomas Murner's Schelmenzunft, vollständig und nach den alten Drucken und ihren bildlichen Darstellungen

Preclarissima [et] Jnestimabilis doctrine atq[ue] vtilitatis Diui Aurelij Augustini Sermonu[m] opera: Nuper summa cura et diligentia Parrhisijs in via Jacobea sub Sole aureo impressa. Et ibi (sub Sole aureo) et i[n] officinis Jodoci Badij: [et] Joa[n]nis parui venalia comperies: que hoc ordine in hoc continentur volumine :

Carmina

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Joannis Reuchlin Phorcensis Scenica Progymnasmata :

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Encyclopedic overview

Sebastian Brant by Albrecht Dürer Sebastian Brant (also Brandt; 1457/1458 – 10 May 1521) was a German humanist and satirist. He is best known for his satire Das Narrenschiff (The Ship of Fools).

Early life and education

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sebastian Brant” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.