Caspar Hedio [SEP] occupation
Caspar Hedio
Caspar Hedio, also written as Kaspar Hedio, Kaspar Heyd, Kaspar Bock or Kaspar Böckel (Ettlingen, 1494 - Strasbourg, 17 October 1552) was a German historian, theologian and Protestant reformer.
He was born into a prosperous family and attended a famous school in Pforzheim. In 1513. he began his studies in Fribourg and later studied theology in Basel, where he received his degree in 1519. At that time, he began his relationship with Ulrich Zwingli and corresponded with Martin Luther. He took
he participated in the debate at the Diet of Worms of 1545.
Hedio translated many tracts by the Church Fathers, published a chronicle of the early Christian church based on the works of Eusebius and Sozomen and compiled a world history.
Sources.
- T. W. Röhrich: Mitteilungen aus der Geschichte der evangelischen Kirche des Elsasses. Band 3, 1855.
- W. Baum: Capito und Butzer. Elberfeld 1860.
- Ch. Spindler: Caspar Hedio 1864.
- Himmelheber: Caspar Hedio Karlsruhe 1881.