RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Johann Arndt

1555 - 1621

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Johann Arndt (or Arnd; 27 December 1555 – 11 May 1621) was a German Lutheran theologian and mystic who wrote several influential books of devotional Christianity. Although reflective of the period of Lutheran Orthodoxy, he is seen as a forerunner of Pietism, a movement within Lutheranism that gained strength in the late 17th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Arndt is the 1,192nd most popular religious figure (up from 1,240th in 2019), the 1,596th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,815th in 2019) and the 40th most popular German Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Johann Arndt ranks 1,192 out of 3,187Before him are Nicanor the Deacon, Mayta Cápac, Arnaud Amalric, Gregory III of Constantinople, Oda Nobutada, and Al-Tabarani. After him are Raffaele Riario, Begga, Paul Marcinkus, Santos Abril y Castelló, Friedrich Wetter, and Henri de Lubac.

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Among people born in 1555, Johann Arndt ranks 8Before him are Ludovico Carracci, Edward Kelley, Konishi Yukinaga, Naresuan, Cesare Ripa, and Andreas Libavius. After him are François de Malherbe, Louise de Coligny, Dong Qichang, Giovanni Antonio Magini, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon, and Charles II, Lord of Monaco. Among people deceased in 1621, Johann Arndt ranks 14Before him are Michael Praetorius, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Şehzade Mehmed, Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania, Cristofano Allori, and Ambrosius Bosschaert. After him are Anna Juliana Gonzaga, Antoine de Montchrestien, Catherine Stenbock, Jan Jesenius, John Berchmans, and Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, 2nd Count of Bucquoy.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Arndt ranks 1,596 out of 7,253Before him are Johann Friedrich von Brandt (1802), Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1752), Emil du Bois-Reymond (1818), Andreas Libavius (1555), Hans Schäfer (1927), and Pascual Jordan (1902). After him are Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria (1878), Kurt Franz (1914), Otto Wels (1873), Rudi Dutschke (1940), Carl Correns (1864), and Richard Glücks (1889).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Johann Arndt ranks 40Before him are Fidelis of Sigmaringen (1577), Arnold Janssen (1837), Henry of Latvia (1187), Günter Guillaume (1927), Johann Eck (1486), and George Müller (1805). After him are Friedrich Wetter (1928), Jürgen Moltmann (1926), Saint Afra (300), Georg Gänswein (1956), Balthasar Hubmaier (1485), and Augustin Bea (1881).