death_date death_place birth_place pseudonym subjects notableworks birth_date language genre article_title name occupation alma_mater
17 october 1597 hamburg amersfoort , lordship of utrecht d. m. jansonio doccomensi contemporary history '' mercurius gallobelgicus '' -lrb- 1592 -- 1597 -rrb- between 1530 and 1540 latin history , spirituality michael ab isselt
 michael ab isselt clergyman leuven university
michael ab isselt

michael ab isselt -lrb- 1530/40 -- 1597 -rrb- , sometimes cited in the german form von isselt , was a dutch catholic exile in cologne and a chronicler of the late 16th century .
he is best known as the compiler -lrb- under the pseudonym `` d. m. jansonio '' -rrb- of the first `` mercurius gallobelgicus '' , a semi-annual overview of important current events .
