RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Johann Eck

1486 - 1543

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Johann Eck (13 November 1486 – 13 February 1543), also known as Johann Maier von Eck and often anglicized as John Eck, was a German Roman Catholic theologian, scholastic, prelate, and opponent of Martin Luther. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Eck is the 1,139th most popular religious figure (down from 1,040th in 2019), the 1,471st most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,468th in 2019) and the 38th most popular German Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Johann Eck ranks 1,139 out of 3,187. Before him are Ibn Sa'd, Mariam Baouardy, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Anthony Mary Claret, Jānis Pujats, and Parshvanatha. After him are Ram, Gregorio Pietro Agagianian, Wilton Daniel Gregory, Henry Benedict Stuart, Kurt Koch, and Matsyendranatha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1486, Johann Eck ranks 12. Before him are Charles III, Duke of Savoy, Sher Shah Suri, Martin Agricola, Gerolamo Emiliani, Ahuitzotl, and Domenico di Pace Beccafumi. After him are Francysk Skaryna, Andreas Karlstadt, Thomas of Villanova, William IX, Marquis of Montferrat, Sigismund von Herberstein, and Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg. Among people deceased in 1543, Johann Eck ranks 8. Before him are Şehzade Mehmed, Mary Boleyn, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, Al-Mutawakkil III, Afonso I of Kongo, and George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. After him are Quli Qutb Shah, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Maria Salviati, Francesco Canova da Milano, Sebastian Franck, and Francesco Granacci.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Eck ranks 1,471 out of 7,253. Before him are Franz Ritter von Epp (1868), Josef Bühler (1904), Beno Gutenberg (1889), Hans Knappertsbusch (1888), Adolph Wagner (1835), and Uli Stielike (1954). After him are Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1845), Ludwig Büchner (1824), Wilhelm Weitling (1808), Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein (1751), William I, Elector of Hesse (1743), and Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1826).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Johann Eck ranks 38. Before him are Clemens August Graf von Galen (1878), Rupert of Salzburg (650), Fidelis of Sigmaringen (1577), Arnold Janssen (1837), Henry of Latvia (1187), and Günter Guillaume (1927). After him are George Müller (1805), Johann Arndt (1555), Friedrich Wetter (1928), Jürgen Moltmann (1926), Saint Afra (300), and Georg Gänswein (1956).

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