Petrus Dasypodius

Petrus Dasypodius (Peter Hasenfratz, ca. 1495–1559) was a Swiss humanist. Born in Frauenfeld, he was a teacher and pastor in Zürich from 1527. Due to the Swiss Reformation, he was forced to move back to Frauenfeld in 1530. In 1533, he went to Strasbourg, where he taught Latin at the Carmelite monastery, and later at the Gymnasium Argentinense. Petrus was the father of mathematician and astronomer Conrad Dasypodius (1530/32–1600/1601).

Petrus Dasypodius

Petrus Dasypodius (Peter Hasenfratz, ca. 1495–1559) was a Swiss humanist. Born in Frauenfeld, he was a teacher and pastor in Zürich from 1527. Due to the Swiss Reformation, he was forced to move back to Frauenfeld in 1530. In 1533, he went to Strasbourg, where he taught Latin at the Carmelite monastery, and later at the Gymnasium Argentinense. Petrus was the father of mathematician and astronomer Conrad Dasypodius (1530/32–1600/1601).