RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Hans Tausen

1494 - 1561

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Hans Tausen (Tavsen) (1494 – 11 November 1561) nicknamed the “Danish Luther” was the leading Lutheran theologian of the Danish Reformation in Denmark. He served as Bishop of Ribe and published the first translation of the Pentateuch into Danish in 1535. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Tausen is the 1,919th most popular religious figure (down from 1,604th in 2019), the 270th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 246th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Danish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Hans Tausen ranks 1,919 out of 3,187. Before him are Raymond Franz, Crescenzio Sepe, Diego Laynez, Sobekemsaf II, António Marto, and Joseph Vaz. After him are George Pell, Hyacinth, Sergio Sebastiani, Ignatius Joseph III Yonan, Brynjólfur Sveinsson, and Kimpa Vita.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1494, Hans Tausen ranks 21. Before him are Oronce Finé, Antonio de Mendoza, Francesco Maurolico, Christina Gyllenstierna, Saitō Dōsan, and Domingo de Soto. After him are Pierre Attaingnant, Ambrosius Holbein, Johannes Agricola, Qiu Ying, Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, and David Beaton. Among people deceased in 1561, Hans Tausen ranks 16. Before him are Bairam Khan, Claude Garamond, Jan Tarnowski, Alonso Berruguete, Luis de Milán, and Caspar Schwenckfeld. After him are Catherine of Mecklenburg, Yamamoto Kansuke, Saitō Yoshitatsu, Mother Shipton, Simon Bening, and Jorge de Montemor.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Hans Tausen ranks 270 out of 1,032. Before him are Christen Sørensen Longomontanus (1562), Christian Bohr (1855), Helena Christensen (1968), Harald Nielsen (1941), Annette Stroyberg (1936), and Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann (1805). After him are Peter Høeg (1957), Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (1913), Kaj Munk (1898), Emil Aarestrup (1800), Jens Otto Krag (1914), and Susanne Bier (1960).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Denmark

Among religious figures born in Denmark, Hans Tausen ranks 3. Before him are Charles I, Count of Flanders (1083), and Christian Mortensen (1882). After him are Ingrid Vang Nyman (1916), Thomas Kingo (1634), Sigmundur Brestisson (961), and Oswald of Worcester (1000).

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