Historedia
Person

Johannes Trithemius

Events
2
Episodes
2
Years
1506–1606

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Johannes Trithemius, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Johannes Trithemius becomes Abbot of St. Jacob, Würzburg

    1506

    Role: Appointed Abbot

    1. 1506 · WürzburgAppointment as Abbot of St. Jacob

      Trithemius resigned from his previous convent in 1506 and accepted the abbacy of St. Jacob in Würzburg offered by Bishop Lorenz von Bibra.

  2. Publication of Steganographia in Frankfurt

    1606

    Role: Author

    1. 1606 · FrankfurtFrankfurt Publication

      Steganographia was published in Frankfurt in 1606, including a decryption key that exposed its cryptographic nature.

Sources

  1. Johannes Trithemius Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29
  2. Steganographia Wikipedia, revision of 2025-08-16