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16th-century German male writers

  • Nicolaus CopernicusNicolaus Copernicus entered the world on the 19th of February 1473 within the city walls of Toruń. This location sat in Royal Prussia, a region recently…
  • Johannes KeplerJohannes Kepler was born on the 27th of December 1571 in the Free Imperial City of Weil der Stadt. His birth came prematurely, and he claimed to have been…
  • Martin BucerMartin Bucer was born on the 11th of November 1491 in Sélestat, a free imperial city within the Holy Roman Empire. His father and grandfather worked as…
  • Martin LutherOn the 10th of November 1483, a boy named Martin Luther was born in Eisleben. His father Hans worked copper mines and served on the local council.
  • Conrad CeltesKonrad Bickel stood in the vineyards of Wipfeld near Schweinfurt on the 1st of February 1459. He was born into a family that expected him to become a vintner…