Global InformationVincent Obsopoeus information
Vincent Obsopoeus | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1539 |
| Pen name | Vincentius Obsopoeus |
| Language | Latin |
| Nationality | German |
| Notable works | De Arte Bibendi
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Vincent Obsopoeus (or Opsopoeus) was a German humanist, Latin poet, and translator active in the Reformation. His most famous work, De Arte Bibendi (The Art of Drinking), was written and published in 1536. He published a second edition in 1537, and died in 1539.[1]
- ^ Wilhelmi, Thomas. 2015. “Opsopoeus, Vincentius.” In: Frühe Neuzeit in Deutschland 1520-1620. Literaturwissenschaftliches Verfasserlexikon, vol. 4, Berlin and Boston: De Gruyter, 664-673.