Stephan Hansen Stephanius (July 23, 1599 – April 22, 1650) was a

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historian and philologist. His name is sometimes fully Latinized as "Stephanus Johannis Stephanius"

Biography

He was born in

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, Denmark-Norway. He attended

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where his father Hans Stephensen (1561-1625) was a professor and superintendent. He later transferred to Herlufsholm School. He studied at the

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where in 1618 he took the Philosophical Baccalaureus. He subsequently studied at the

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and

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. After returning he became rector of Slangerup in 1625 and received his Master's Degree at the University of Copenhagen. In 1639, he became a professor at Sorø Academy and was appointed Royal historiographer. Staphensen, Hans (Johannes Stephanius), 1561-1625 ''Dansk biografisk Lexikon'' Retrieved December 1, 2020 He published a Latin edition of ''Svenonis Aggonis filii, qvæ extant, opuscula'' in 1642. ''

Gesta Danorum ''Gesta Danorum'' ("Deeds of the Danes") is a patriotic work of Danish history, by the 12th-century author Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Literate", literally "the Grammarian"). It is the most ambitious literary undertaking of medieval Denmark an ...

'' was published in 1645 titled ''Saxonis Grammatici Historiæ Danicæ Libri XVI''. His notes on the Greek lexicon of Hesychius are included in the edition of that work by Joannes Alberti (Lugd. Bat. 1746); see the Praefatio p. XXXIV. His book collection is now incorporated into the

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in Stockholm.

References

1599 births 1650 deaths 17th-century Danish historians Danish educators People from Copenhagen University of Copenhagen alumni 17th-century Danish philologists {{Denmark-historian-stub