Ensisheimer Kolloquium (1982). Jacob Balde und seine Zeit, c1986 t.p. (Jacob Balde)
German Wikipedia, Nov. 7, 2012 "Jacob Balde" (Johann Jacob Balde; born Jan. 3, 1604 in Ensisheim in Alsace; died Aug. 9, 1668 in Neuburg an der Donau; German Jesuit and neo-Latin poet)
His Opera poetica, 2012 volume 1, title page (Johannes Jakobus Balde; S.J.) volume 1, introduction (born Jan. 3, 1604 in Ensisheim/Alsace; died Aug. 9, 1668 in Neuburg an der Donau; in 1621 fled from Alsace to Ingolstadt, where he studied philosophy and law; joined the Jesuits, 1624; 1626 went to Munich, teaching at the Wilhelmgymnasium; ordained priest, 1633; studied theology in Ingolstadt and became professor of rhetoric, 1635; court preacher to elector Maximilian I, 1638; transfered to Landshut for health reasons 1650, and to Neuburg a.d. Donau 1654, where he was court preacher and confessor for palatine count Philipp Wilhelm; neo-Latin poet, receiving a gold memorial medal from Pope Alexander VII for his poem Urania victrix)