1 May 1545 A.D. Rev. Prof. Franciscus Junius Born (1545-1602)—Greek, Latin, Hebrew Scholar; Reformed Theologian; Studied under John Calvin and Beza
1 May 1545 A.D. Rev. Prof. Franciscus Junius Born (1545-1602)—Greek, Latin, Hebrew Scholar; Reformed Theologian; Studied under John Calvin and Beza; Translated Bible into Vernacular Dutch with Tremellius; Wrote De Vera Theologica ; Gave Funeral Oration of Zachary Ursinus; Professor of Theology, University of Leiden; Succeeded by Jacobus Arminius Franciscus Junius (the elder) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Franciscus Junius (born François du Jon , 1 May 1545 – 13 October 1602) was a Reformed scholar and theologian. Born in Bourges , he initially studied law, but later decided to study theology in Geneva under John Calvin and Theodore Beza . He became a minister in Antwerp , but was forced to flee to Heidelberg in 1567. He wrote a major translation of the Bible into Latin with Emmanuel Tremellius , and his De Vera Theologia was an important text in Reformed scholasticism . Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 ...