Balthasar Cordier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Balthasar Cordier

Jesuit exegete, editor

Date of Birth: 07-Jun-1592

Place of Birth: Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 24-Jun-1650

Profession: translator

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Balthasar Cordier (Corderius) (b.
at Antwerp, 7 June 1592; d.
at Rome, 24 June 1650) was a Belgian Jesuit exegete and editor of patristic works.
He entered the Society of Jesus in 1612, and after teaching Greek, moral theology, and Sacred Scripture, devoted himself to translating and editing manuscripts of Greek catenae and other works of the Greek Fathers, for which he searched the libraries of Europe.