Wipo of Burgundy

Wipo
Born
Wigbert (presumably)

c. 995
Solothurn (uncertain)
Diedc. 1050 (aged 54–55)
Other namesWippo
Occupations
Notable work

Wipo of Burgundy (also Wippo or Wigbert; c. 995c. 1050), often simply Wipo, was a priest, poet and chronicler. He was a chaplain to the Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II and may have acted as a tutor to his son Henry III, to whom he dedicated a number of works. His biography of Conrad II, entitled Gesta Chuonradi II imperatoris, is a key source for Conrad's reign. The well-known musical sequence, Victimae paschali laudes is often attributed to him, though its authenticity remains uncertain.