ABELIN, JOHANN PHILIPP, (d. c. 1635) German chronicler. He wrote numerous histories over the pseudonyms of Philipp Arlanibaus, Abeleus and Johann Ludwig Gottfried or Gotofredus. His best known work is the T/ieatrum Europaeum, a series of chronicles of the chief events in the history of the world down to 1619. He compiled the first two volumes. It was con tinued by various writers and grew to 21 volumes (Frankf. 1738). The chief interest of the work is its illustration by the beau tiful copperplate engravings of Matthaus Merian (1593-165o).
See G. Droysen, Arlanibaeus, Godofredus, Abelinus (1864) ; and notice in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie.