Heinrich Rantzau

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Heinrich Rantzau or Ranzow (Ranzovius) (1526-1598) was a German humanist writer and statesman, a prolific astrologer and an associate of Tycho Brahe. He was son of Johan Rantzau. He was Governor of Holstein, a rich man and celebrated book collector, and a patron of scholars. His Tractatus astrologicus de genethliacorum thematum appeared in 1597, and went through five editions by 1615.

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• Peter Zeeberg: Heinrich Rantzau (1526-98) and his humanist collaborators - The examples of Reiner Reineccius and Georg Ludwig Froben.

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NAME	Rantzau, Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ranzow or Ranzovius
SHORT DESCRIPTION	German humanist writer, astrologer, and astrological writer
DATE OF BIRTH	1526
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	1598
PLACE OF DEATH