Stephanius, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stephanius

Danish historian

Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1599

Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Date of Death: 22-Apr-1650

Profession: historian, philologist

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Stephan Hansen Stephanius (July 23, 1599 – April 22, 1650), born in Copenhagen, was a Danish historian in Sorø, appointed historiographer royal in 1639. His name is sometimes fully Latinized as "Stephanus Johannis Stephanius". He published a Latin edition of the Gesta Danorum in 1645 titled Saxonis Grammatici Historiæ Danicæ Libri XVI. His notes on the Greek lexicon of Hesychius are included in the edition of that work by Joannes Alberti (Lugd.
Bat.
1746); see the Praefatio p.
XXXIV.