Sigismund_Gelenius
Sigismund Gelenius
Bohemian humanist and scholar (1497–1554)
Sigismund Gelenius (1497 – 1554), also known as Sigismund Gelen or Sigmund Gelen, was born as Czech: Zikmund Hrubý z Jelení, into a family of Bohemian nobles in Prague. He was an scholar of Greek and humanist, trained by the Cretan scholar Marcus Musurus. He initially studied in Prague and afterwards, on his father's suggestion, in Italy. After his studies he travelled in Italy, Germany and France. On his return he became dissatisfied with conditions at the Czech University and in 1523 or 1524 he moved to Basle, where he found a position as editor in the printing-house of Johann Froben, one of the most renowned of its day. He worked for some time with Erasmus and lived in his household.
You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German. (March 2011) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|