The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Tausen, Hans

TAUSEN, Hans, Danish reformer: b. Birkende, on Fünen Island, 1494; d. Ribe, 11 Nov. 1561. He studied at Wittenberg and was preacher, from 1525, at Viborg, then, from 1529, at Copenhagen. He edited, with collaborators (1530), &ldquo;The 43d Copenhagen Article.&rdquo; In 1535 he published a prayer-book and a book of homilies. He was appointed reading-master of the university (1537) and (1542) bishop of Ribe. Instead of Latin he used his native language in his sermons and books. A selection of his works was brought out by

Rördam (Copenhagen 1870). Consult Rön, &lsquo;Skiagraphia Lutheri Danici M. Johannis&rsquo; (1757); Schmitt, L., &lsquo;Johannis Tausen, oder der dänische Luther&rsquo; (Köln 1894).