Johann Forster, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Forster

German theologian

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1496

Place of Birth: Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 07-Dec-1558

Profession: theologian, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Johann Forster Forsterus, Förster or Forstheim (10 July 1496, in Augsburg - 7 December 1558, in Wittenberg) was a Lutheran theologian, Protestant reformer and professor of Hebrew.
He took part in the Protestation at Speyer. Johann-Forster studied Hebrew at the University of Ingolstadt under Johannes Reuchlin (1455 - 1522) and continued his studies at the University of Leipzig and the University of Wittenberg.
He was mentored by Martin Luther and helped him with the translation of the bible into German, being especially useful because of his knowledge of Hebrew.



Alternative names	Johann Jakob Haid, Johann Jacob Hayd
Description	German mezzotint engraver, portrait painter and publisher
Date of birth/death	1704	9 December 1767
Location of birth/death	Klein-Eislingen, Württemberg	Augsburg
Work location	Göttingen, Augsburg
Authority control	: Q1694808 VIAF: 27330078 ISNI: 0000 0000 8106 4612 ULAN: 500034394 LCCN: n82250571 GND: 116391839 WorldCat