THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME

Sebastian Münster

Sebastian Münster has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists January 29, 1488 in Nieder-Ingelheim, Germany.

Born

January 29, 1488

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: June 5, 1552

Source:

Synchronized from Wikidata on 2026-10-05.

Original calendar: Julian. Displayed date is Gregorian.

Birthplace: Nieder-Ingelheim, Germany
Professions: Protestant reformer, translator, university teacher, publisher, writer, cosmographer, theologian, orientalist, astronomer, cartographer, Hebraist, reformer, geographer, mathematician
Citizenship: Germany, Switzerland

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: January 29, 1488 (Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie) or in 1489 (Catalogue of the Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche; AlKindi; Alvin; LIBRIS; BnF authorities; opac.vatlib.it; Sapere Encyclopedia; NUKAT; Trove; OpenData BNP; CONOR.SR).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

in 1489

Precision: year · Rank: normal

Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.

Source: Catalogue of the Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche
Source: AlKindi
Source: Alvin
Source: LIBRIS
Source: BnF authorities
Source: opac.vatlib.it
Source: Sapere Encyclopedia
Source: NUKAT
Source: Trove
Source: OpenData BNP
Source: CONOR.SR

All birth date sources

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Synchronized from Wikidata on 2026-10-05. View Wikidata record

Questions people ask

Where was Sebastian Münster born?

Sebastian Münster was born in Nieder-Ingelheim, Germany.

When did Sebastian Münster die?

Sebastian Münster died on June 5, 1552.