Johannes Aventinus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johannes Aventinus

German historian

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1477

Place of Birth: Abensberg, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 09-Jan-1534

Profession: historian, university teacher, philologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Johann Georg Turmair (or Thurmayr) (4 July 1477 – 9 January 1534), known by the pen name Johannes Aventinus (Latin for "John of Abensberg") or Aventin, was a Bavarian Renaissance humanist historian and philologist.
He authored the 1523 Annals of Bavaria, a valuable record of the early history of Germany.