Dionysius Fabricius (1564–1617) was a clergyman and chronicler active in

Livonia Livonia, known in earlier records as Livland, is a historical region on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. It is named after the Livonians, who lived on the shores of present-day Latvia. By the end of the 13th century, the name was extende ...

in the 17th century. Dionysius Fabricius was the dean of the church in

Viljandi Viljandi (, , , , ) is a Populated places in Estonia, town and Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,255 in 2024. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major ...

. His best-known work is the four-volume ''Livonicae Historiae compendiosa series, in quatuor digesta partes ab anno 1158 usque ad annum 1610'', which deals with the history of Livonia.

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1564 births 1617 deaths Chroniclers People from Viljandi 16th-century Estonian people {{Estonia-hist-stub