Sebastian Franck

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1499 - 1542

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Franck (1499, Donauwörth – 1542/1543, Basel), studied at Heidelberg and became a priest. He was named a curate in the diocese of Augsburg soon after 1516. About 1525 he joined the Lutherans and became a minister at Nürnberg, but he remained critical of Catholics, Lutherians, Zwinglians and Anabaptists. Departing from Lutheranism he emphasized a mystical view instead of a dogmatic attitude. In 1529 Franck moved to Srasbourg. There he became a friend of the reformer and mystic Kaspar Schwenckfeld.

Expelled by the civil authorities from Strasbourg he left for Ulm, where he established himself as a printer. He wrote Chronica; Zeitbuch und Geschichtsbibel (1531; Time book and historical bible), a wide-ranging history of christianity. Another famous book by his hand is Weltbuch (1534), a description of all lands and peoples of the world and particularly their customs and beliefs. It is a remarkable example of comparative religious studies. This book was translated into Dutch in 1560: Werelt-boeck; spieghel ende beeltenisse des gheheelen aerdtbodems. It was very popular among Dutch Lutherans and Anabaptists and influenced deeply the writings of Menno Simons.

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