Johannes Aventinus
German historian
Died on: January 9, 1534, Aged: 56 years 189 days (678 months)Birth Sign: Cancer
Johann Georg Turmair (or Thurmayr) (4 July 1477 – 9 January 1534), known by the pen name Johannes Aventinus (Latin for "John of Abensberg") or Aventin, was a Bavarian Renaissance humanist historian and philologist.
He authored the 1523 Annals of Bavaria, a valuable record of the early history of Germany.
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