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Ludwig Lavater

Ludwig Lavater (b. 4 March 1527; Kyburg (castle) – d. 5 July 1586 in Zurich) was a Swiss Reformed theologian working in the circle of his father-in-law, Heinrich Bullinger. He served as Archdeacon at the Grossmünster in Zurich and briefly Antistes of the Zurich church as the successor of Rudolf Gwalther.

Lavater was a prolific author, composing homilies, commentaries, a survey of the liturgical practices of the Zurich church, a history of the Lord's Supper controversy, as well as biographies of Bullinger and Konrad Pellikan. His work on ghosts (De spectris ...) was one of the most frequently printed demonological works of the early modern period, going into at least nineteen early modern editions in German, Latin, French, English and Italian.

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Swiss theologian

Born 4 March 1527
Died 5 July 1586

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  • Cover of: Liber Iobi, homiliis CXLI

    First published in 1585 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: In librvm Solomonis qvi ecclesiastes inscribitvr Ludovici Lavateri ...: Commentarius

    First published in 1584 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: De caritate annonae ac fame conciones tres ...

    First published in 1587 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Vom Laeben und Tod ...

    First published in 1576 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: De ortu, vita et obitu D. Conradi Pellicani ...

    First published in 1582 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Hesther: Erklerung vnd Avsslegung über das Buch Hesther in XLVII. kurtze Pregigen ... gestellt, ...

    First published in 1583 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Liber Iudicum: Homiliis CVII ... expositus ...

    First published in 1585 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Ezras: Liber Primvs Ezrae, Homiliis XXXVIII ... expositus ...

    First published in 1586 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Nehemias: Liber Nehemiae ... Homiliis LVIII ... expositus

    First published in 1586 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Der Eyd

    First published in 1592 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Ein Trostpredig von Christenlicher Gedult in der vervolgung ...

    First published in 1577 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Liber Ruth ... expositus ...

    First published in 1578 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: In Libros Paralipomenon sive Chronicorum ...: Commentarius ...

    First published in 1573 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Von thüwre un[n] hunger dry Predigen ...

    First published in 1571 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: In Librum Iosue ...: Homiliae

    First published in 1565 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Das Buch Job aussgelegt unnd erkläret, inn CVLI: Predigen, ...

    First published in 1582 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: In Librum Proverbiorum ...: Commentarii ...

    First published in 1562 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Propheta Ezechiel ...: Homiliis seu Commentariis expositus ...

    First published in 1571 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Von der Pestilenz

    First published in 1564 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: De Spectris, Lemuribus et ... Fragoribus, ...

    First published in 1570 — 1 edition
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Swiss theologian

Born 4 March 1527
Died 5 July 1586

Subjects

Apparitions, Bible, Commentaries, Early works to 1800, Demonology, Ghosts, Legends, Comets, Catalogs, Chronology, Controversial literature, Evangelisch-Reformierte Landeskirche des Kantons Zürich, History, Latin Sermons, Lord's Supper, Lord's supper, Lutheran Church, Reformed Church, Spirits, Vampires

Places

Switzerland, Zurich

People

Faust (d. ca. 1540), Heinrich Bullinger (1504-1575), Jakob Andreae (1528-1590), Josias Simmler (1530-1576), Jean Bodin (1530-1596), Martin Luther (1483-1546), Nabal (Biblical figure), Pierre Le Loyer sieur de La Brosse (1550-1634), Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531)

Time

16th century

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Alternative names

  • Lavater, Ludwig
  • L Lavater
  • L. Lavater
  • Lewes Lavater
  • Lewes Lauaterus
  • Lewes Lauaterus of Tigurine
  • L Lavatero
  • L. Lavatero
  • Ludovico Lavatero
  • Ludouico Lauatero
  • Ludwig Lauater
  • L Lavateri
  • L. Lavateri
  • L Lavateri Tigurini
  • L. Lavateri Tigurini
  • Ludouici Lauateri
  • Ludouicum Lauaterum
  • Ludouicum Lauaterum Tigurinum
  • Ludovicus Lavatervs
  • Ludovicus Lavatervs Tigurinus
  • Ludovicus Lavatervs Tigurinus Theol.

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