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Herman Hugo (9 May 1588 – 11 September 1629) was a Jesuit priest, writer and military chaplain. His ''Pia desideria'', a spiritual emblem book published in
''Obsidio bredana''
Antwerp, Plantin office, 1626. An account of the Siege of Breda (1624) by Ambrogio Spinola.
De militia equestri antiqua et noua ad regem Philippum IV
Antwerp, Ex Officina Plantiniana, 1630 (posthumously)
Herman Hugo (9 May 1588 – 11 September 1629) was a Jesuit priest, writer and military chaplain. His ''Pia desideria'', a spiritual emblem book published in Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,
in 1624, was "the most popular religious emblem book of the seventeenth century". It went through 42 Latin editions and was widely translated up to the 18th century.
Life
Herman Hugo was born in Brussels. He studied philosophy and theology at theUniversity of Louvain
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...
. He died of plague on 11 September 1629 at Rheinsberg.
Works
* ''Pia desideria emblematis elegiis at affectibus SS. Patrum illunstrata'', Antwerp, 1624''Obsidio bredana''
Antwerp, Plantin office, 1626. An account of the Siege of Breda (1624) by Ambrogio Spinola.
De militia equestri antiqua et noua ad regem Philippum IV
Antwerp, Ex Officina Plantiniana, 1630 (posthumously)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hugo, Herman 1588 births 1629 deaths Jesuits of the Spanish Netherlands Belgian military chaplains