Johann Eck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Eck

German theologian

Date of Birth: 13-Nov-1486

Place of Birth: Egg an der Günz, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 13-Feb-1543

Profession: translator, theologian, university teacher, pundit

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Johann Maier von Eck (13 November 1486 – 13 February 1543), often Anglicized as John Eck, was a German Scholastic theologian, Catholic prelate, and early counterreformer who was among Martin Luther's most important interlocutors and theological opponents.