Johannes Trithemius
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| Johannes Trithemius (Ioannes Tritemius) | |
|---|---|
| Born | Johann Heidenber 1 February 1462 Trittenheim, Electorate of Trier, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 13 December 1516 (54) Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg, Holy Roman Empire |
| Alma mater | Heidelberg University |
| Noted work(s) | Steganographia (c. 1499) |
Johannes Trithemius (February 1, 1462 - December 13, 1516), or Ioannes Tritemius, born Johann Heidenberg, was a German Catholic monk, abbot of the Benedictine Abbey at Sponheim (1483-1506) and later St. James's Abbey at Würzburg (1506-1516), and influential scholar interested in lexicography and cryptography, the latter being a subject in his Steganographia.
Selected Bibliography
- Steganographia, Frankfurt 1606 ed., https://archive.org/details/SteganographiaBSB1608 — was added to the index librorum prohibitorum ("Index of Prohibited Books") three years after this publication, only being removed again in 1900.