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Philip Melanchthon

1497 - 1560

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Philip Melanchthon (born Philipp Schwartzerdt; 16 February 1497 – 19 April 1560) was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, an intellectual leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and influential designer of educational systems. He stands next to Luther and John Calvin as a reformer, theologian, and shaper of Protestantism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philip Melanchthon is the 207th most popular religious figure (up from 281st in 2019), the 121st most popular biography from Germany (up from 173rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Religious Figure.

Philip Melanchthon was a German theologian and scholar. He is most famous for his work on the Augsburg Confession, which is a document that was written to define the beliefs of the Lutheran Church.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Philip Melanchthon ranks 207 out of 3,187. Before him are Sarah, Clare of Assisi, Pope Martin V, Pope Boniface I, Pope Eugene III, and Pope Martin IV. After him are Margaret the Virgin, Pope Alexander I, Pope John XIX, Thérèse of Lisieux, Pope Pius I, and Abdul Qadir Gilani.

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Among people born in 1497, Philip Melanchthon ranks 1. After him are Hans Holbein the Younger, Pedro de Valdivia, Beyhan Sultan, Emperor Go-Nara, Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Mōri Motonari, Francesco Canova da Milano, Jean Fernel, and Stephen Gardiner. Among people deceased in 1560, Philip Melanchthon ranks 2. Before him is Francis II of France. After him are Gustav I of Sweden, Andrea Doria, Mary of Guise, Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Anastasia Romanovna, Joachim du Bellay, Imagawa Yoshimoto, Stańczyk, Domingo de Soto, and Melchor Cano.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Philip Melanchthon ranks 121 out of 7,253. Before him are Ernst Haeckel (1834), Nikolaus Otto (1832), Albert Speer (1905), Heinrich Schliemann (1822), Rudolf Christoph Eucken (1846), and Claus von Stauffenberg (1907). After him are Arminius (-17), Frederick William III of Prussia (1770), Erich Honecker (1912), Princess Sophie of Bavaria (1805), Willy Brandt (1913), and Jürgen Habermas (1929).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Philip Melanchthon ranks 8. Before him are Martin Luther (1483), Hildegard of Bingen (1098), Ambrose (340), Albertus Magnus (1206), Pope Joan (null), and Pope Damasus II (1000). After him are Pope Clement II (1005), Pope Victor II (1018), Thomas à Kempis (1380), Bruno of Cologne (1030), Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774), and Rabanus Maurus (780).

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