RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Nicolaus Zinzendorf

1700 - 1760

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Nikolaus Ludwig, Reichsgraf von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf (26 May 1700 – 9 May 1760) was a German religious and social reformer, bishop of the Moravian Church, founder of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine, Christian mission pioneer and a major figure of 18th-century Protestantism. Born in Dresden, Zinzendorf was often influenced by strong and vehement feelings, and he was easily moved both by sorrow and joy. Called Ludwig or Brother Ludwig by his intimates, he was a natural orator, and though his dress was simple his personal appearance gave an impression of distinction and force. He was notable for providing shelter for German-speaking Moravian exiles at Herrnhut, an effort that was influenced by Pietist ideas from the Lutheran faith he was brought up in. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicolaus Zinzendorf is the 762nd most popular religious figure (up from 821st in 2019), the 774th most popular biography from Germany (up from 995th in 2019) and the 17th most popular German Religious Figure.

Nicolaus Zinzendorf was a German religious leader who founded the Moravian Church, an evangelical Protestant denomination. He was born in 1700 and died in 1760.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Nicolaus Zinzendorf ranks 762 out of 3,187. Before him are Martin Bucer, Frances of Rome, Norbert of Xanten, Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, Victor of Aveyron, and Albert of Brandenburg. After him are Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, Leonardo Sandri, Émile Benveniste, Ananias of Damascus, Nikephoros I of Constantinople, and Antipope John XVI.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1700, Nicolaus Zinzendorf ranks 5. Before him are Daniel Bernoulli, Baal Shem Tov, Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, and Baji Rao I. After him are Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, Giovanni Battista Sammartini, James Thomson, Johann Christoph Gottsched, Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans, and Ewald Georg von Kleist. Among people deceased in 1760, Nicolaus Zinzendorf ranks 4. Before him are George II of Great Britain, Maria Amalia of Saxony, and Baal Shem Tov. After him are Anna Magdalena Bach, Alaungpaya, Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, Adrien Manglard, Christoph Graupner, William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Andrija Kačić Miošić, and George Clifford III.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Nicolaus Zinzendorf ranks 774 out of 7,253. Before him are Ernst Heinrich Weber (1795), Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia (1883), Albert of Brandenburg (1490), Anna Seghers (1900), Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1914), and Johann Ambrosius Bach (1645). After him are Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1784), Thomas Anders (1963), Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1570), Amalie Auguste of Bavaria (1801), Kurt Koffka (1886), and Johann Martin Schleyer (1831).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Nicolaus Zinzendorf ranks 17. Before him are Thomas à Kempis (1380), Bruno of Cologne (1030), Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774), Rabanus Maurus (780), Conrad Schumann (1942), and Albert of Brandenburg (1490). After him are Johann Tetzel (1460), Gertrude the Great (1256), Gerhard Ludwig Müller (1947), Margot Frank (1926), Mechtilde (1241), and Therese Neumann (1898).

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