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Wolfgang Lazius

Also known as: Wolfgang Lazius; primary name: Lazius, Wolfgang; other name: Laz, Wolfgang
Details: individual; academic/intellectual; medical; Austrian; Male
Life dates: 1514-1565
Biography: Lazius was born in Vienna, and first studied medicine, becoming professor in the medical faculty at the University of Vienna in 1541. He later became curator of the imperial collections of the Holy Roman Empire and official historian to Emperor Ferdinand I. In that capacity, he authored a number of historical works, in research for which he traveled widely, amassing (and sometimes stealing) documents from numerous monasteries and other libraries. He also produced many maps of Austria, Bavaria, Hungary, and Greece, now considered important in the history of cartography; in particular, his Typi chorographici provinciarum Austriae (1561) is sometimes seen as among the earliest historical atlases.

Title: Wolphgangus Lazius Viennesis Virorum Doctorum de Disciplinis benemerentium Effi |
Museum number: 1925,1117.104 |
Producer name: Print made by:Philips GallePublished by:Philips Galle |
Production date: 1567 |
Production place: Published in:Antwerp (city)

Title: Wolfgangus Lazius / Germanus Virorum Doctorum de Disciplinis benemerentium Effi |
Museum number: 1864,0309.75 |
Producer name: Print made by:Philips GallePublished by:Philips Galle |
Production date: 1572 |
Production place: Published in:Antwerp (city)

Title: Wolfphangus Lazius |
Museum number: 1910,0208.38 |
Producer name: Print made by:Esme de BoulonoisPublished by:François Foppens I |
Production date: 1682 |
Production place: Published in:Brussels