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- Georg Bauer - De re metallicaDe re metallicaDe re metallica is a book cataloguing the state of the art of mining, refining, and smelting metals, published in 1556. The author was Georg Bauer, whose pen name was the Latinized Georgius Agricola...
- John PonetJohn PonetJohn Ponet was the Bishop of Winchester, the Bishop of Rochester, and a controversial Protestant religious leader.In his day, Ponet was an influential Protestant theologian...
- A Short Treasure of Politic Power
Births
- April 27 - François Béroalde de Verville, novelist and poet (d. 1626)
- August 10 - Philipp NicolaiPhilipp NicolaiPhilipp Nicolai was a German Lutheran pastor, poet, and composer, author of two famous hymns: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme and Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern...
, poet and composer (d. 1608) - November 25 - Jacques Du Perron, poet (d. 1618)
- date unknown - John Paul NazariusJohn Paul NazariusJohn Paul Nazarius was an Italian Dominican theologian.-Biography:He was born at Cremona. He entered the order at an early age in his native town and from the beginning was noted for his spirituality and love of study. It is most probable that he studied philosophy and theology at the University...
, theologian (d. 1645)
Deaths
- October 31 - Johannes SleidanusJohannes SleidanusJohannes Sleidanus was a German historian, the annalist of the Reformation.-Life:He was born at Schleiden near Aachen...
, historian (b. 1506) - November 14 - Giovanni della CasaGiovanni della CasaGiovanni della Casa was an Italian poet and cleric.-Biography:He was born at Florence, in Tuscany. He studied at Bologna, Padua, Florence and Rome, and by his learning attracted the patronage of Alexander Farnese, who, as Pope Paul III, made him archbishop of Benevento and later nuncio to Venice,...
, poet (b. 1503) - December 23 - Nicholas UdallNicholas UdallNicholas Udall was an English playwright, cleric, pederast and schoolmaster, the author of Ralph Roister Doister, generally regarded as the first comedy written in the English language.-Biography:...
, dramatist (b. 1504)