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Organization · 1502 CE – 1814 CE

University of Wittenberg

Also known as

avui universitat de Halle
Leucorea
Leucorea
Leucorea
Leucorea
Leucorea

Image illustrating University of Wittenberg — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenbergsee Wikimedia Commons

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in countryHoly Roman Empire962 CE
employedMartin Luther1483 CE
employedAbraham Calovius1612 CE
employedAegidius Strauch1632 CE
employedCaspar Peucer

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1525 CE

educated · employedCaspar Ziegler1621 CE

employedChristoph Pezel1539 CE

educatedClas Fleming1592 CE

founded byFrederick III of Saxony1463 CE

employedFriedrich Staphylus1512 CE

employedGeorg Franck von Franckenau1643 CE

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