Franciscus Irenicus, byname of Franz Friedlieb (1494/1495 – 1553) was a German humanist,

Protestant reformer Protestant Reformers were those theologians whose careers, works and actions brought about the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century. In the context of the Reformation, Martin Luther was the first reformer (sharing his views publicly in 15 ...

and historian. He was born in

Ettlingen Ettlingen (; South Franconian: ''Eddlinge'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about south of the city of Karlsruhe and approximately from the border with Lauterbourg, in France's Bas-Rhin department. Ettlingen is the second largest tow ...

and died in

Gemmingen Gemmingen (; South Franconian: ''Gemminge'') is a town in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second m ...

. He studied at the famous Latin school in Pforzheim, where Philipp Melanchthon''Corpus Reformatorum'' 10:259. was a fellow student in 1508-09. As a patriotic

humanist Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential and agency of human beings. It considers human beings the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry. The meaning of the term "human ...

he describes

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

in twelve books: , which appeared in

Hagenau Haguenau (; Alsatian: or ; and historically in English: ''Hagenaw'') is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department of France, of which it is a sub-prefecture. It is second in size in the Bas-Rhin only to Strasbourg, some to the south. To the n ...

in 1518.

References

Melanchthon, Philipp, ''Corpus Reformatorum'', eds. K. Bretschneider and H. Bindseil, 28 vols (Halle: Schwetschke, 1834–60).

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1490s births 1553 deaths Year of birth uncertain German Renaissance humanists 16th-century German historians People from the Margraviate of Baden German male non-fiction writers {{Germany-historian-stub