ia , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁In ▁ 1 6 2 9 ▁he ▁left ▁war - t orn ▁Germany ▁for ▁Wei ßen burg ▁( now ▁Al ba ▁I ul ia ▁in ▁Roman ia ) ▁to ▁found ▁a ▁Cal vin ist ▁Academy : ▁the ▁context ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁Trans ylvan ian ▁royal ▁family ▁had ▁just ▁returned ▁from ▁Un itar ian ism ▁to ▁Cal vin ism , ▁and ▁Al sted ▁and ▁Johannes ▁B ister feld ▁were ▁German ▁profess ors ▁brought ▁in ▁to ▁improve ▁standards . ▁Among ▁the ▁students ▁there ▁was ▁J ános ▁Ap ác za i ▁Cs ere . ▁ ▁Al sted ▁died ▁in ▁Al ba ▁I ul ia ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 8 . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Encyclop ed ist ▁ ▁Al sted ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁' one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁en cyc loped ists ▁of ▁all ▁time '. ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁pro l ific ▁writer , ▁and ▁his ▁Encyc lo pa edia ▁( 1 6 3 0 ) ▁long ▁had ▁a ▁high ▁reputation . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁preced ed ▁by ▁shorter ▁works , ▁including ▁the ▁ 1 6 0 8 ▁Encyc lo pa edia ▁curs us ▁philosoph ici . ▁His ▁major ▁en cyc lopedia ▁of ▁ 1 6 3 0 , ▁the ▁Encyc lo pa edia , ▁Sept em ▁Tom is ▁Dist inct a , ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁ 3 5 ▁books , ▁and ▁had ▁ 4 8 ▁syn opt ical ▁tables ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁index . ▁Al sted ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" a