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Ambrosius Lobwasser

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German humanist and translator

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Ambrosius Lobwasser (1515-1585) was a German humanist and translator, born in Saxony. He served as professor of jurisprudence at the University of Königsberg from 1563 until his retirement in 1580, but is best known for his Psalter des Königlichen Propheten David, published in 1573 (Leipzig).

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Ambrosius Lobwasser (1515-1585) was a German humanist and translator, born in Saxony. He served as professor of jurisprudence at the University of Königsberg from 1563 until his retirement in 1580, but is best known for his Psalter des Königlichen Propheten David, published in 1573 (Leipzig). This metrical psalter, a translation of the Genevan Psalter, became one of the standard psalm-books used by the evangelical churches of the German-speaking lands, including Switzerland. The Lobwasser psalter was widely reprinted into the 1800s.

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Lived 1515 to 1585 · aged 70
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