Macropedius

Georgius Macropedius
Georgius Macropedius, portrait by Philips Galle, poem by Benito Arias Montanus. Ghent University Library
Born
Joris van Lanckvelt

(1487-04-23)23 April 1487
Gemert
DiedJuly 23, 1558(1558-07-23) (aged 71)
's-Hertogenbosch
Occupationpedagogue, playwright
LanguageRenaissance Latin
Genre
Literary movementDevotio Moderna, Renaissance humanism
Notable worksHecastus, Epistolica

Georgius Macropedius (born Joris van Lanckvelt; 23 April 1487 – 23 July 1558) was a Dutch humanist, schoolmaster and "the greatest Latin playwright of the 16th century."

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