Amandus Polanus

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Amandus Polanus

Religious Studies

#2681

Historical Rank

Theology

#1984

Historical Rank

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• Religious Studies

Amandus Polanus's Degrees

• Doctorate Theology University of Basel

Why Is Amandus Polanus Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Amandus Polanus von Polansdorf was a German theologian of early Reformed orthodoxy. After his education in Opava, Wrocław, Tübingen, Basel, and Geneva , he served as a tutor to the family of Zierotin in Heidelberg and Basel , and later taught at the Bohemian Brethren school in Ivančice. Between 1591 and 1595 he again tutored for the Zierotins, traveling from Moravia to Strasbourg and Basel. Polanus spent the last part of his life in Basel, where he became professor of Old Testament in April 1596, and later that year married the daughter of the professor of ancient languages, Johann Jakob Grynaeus . Polanus also served as a dean of the theological faculty between 1598 and 1600, and again later between 1601 and 1609, and he was rector of Basel University in 1600 and 1609.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Amandus Polanus?

Amandus Polanus is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Basel