Wilhelm Xylander

Authors · classical philologist · humanist · philosopher · Renaissance humanist · translator · university teacher

🇩🇪 Germany

German humanist and classical scholar (1532–1576)

About Wilhelm Xylander

Wilhelm Xylander (born Wilhelm Holtzman, graecized to Xylander; 26 December 1532 – 10 February 1576) was a German classical scholar and humanist. He served as rector of Heidelberg University in 1564.

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Known for: [Geōrgiou tou Kedrēnou Synopsis historiōn], Varia scripta quæ Moralia vulgo dicuntur, Romanarum historiarum libri XXV, et Guilielmi Xylandri interpretatione
Born: 1532-12-26
Died: 1576-02-10