Johann Reuchlin
German humanist and scholar of Greek and Hebrew
- Lived
- 1455–1522
- Country
- Holy Roman Empire
Updated September 2026
About Johann Reuchlin
Johann Reuchlin, sometimes called Johannes, was a German Catholic humanist and a scholar of Greek and Hebrew, whose work also took him to modern-day Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and France. Most of Reuchlin's career centered on advancing German knowledge of Greek and Hebrew.
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