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Zacharias Ursinus

1534 - 1583

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Zacharias Ursinus (born Zacharias Baer; 18 July 1534 – 6 May 1583) was a German Reformed theologian and Protestant reformer. He became the leading theologian of the Reformed Protestant movement of the Palatinate, serving both at the University of Heidelberg and the College of Wisdom (Collegium Sapientiae). He is best known as the principal author and interpreter of the Heidelberg Catechism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Zacharias Ursinus is the 2,520th most popular religious figure (down from 2,164th in 2024), the 859th most popular biography from Poland (down from 766th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Polish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Zacharias Ursinus ranks 2,520 out of 3,187. Before him are Proterius of Alexandria, Maironis, Amatus of Montecassino, Ibas of Edessa, Diogenes of Byzantium, and Dominique Mathieu. After him are Mariam Thresia Chiramel, Norberto Rivera Carrera, Oscar Cruz, Gondophares, Fiorenzo Angelini, and Palladius of Galatia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1534, Zacharias Ursinus ranks 18. Before him are Robert Garnier, Abtai Sain Khan, Hans Bol, Setthathirath, Fernando de Herrera, and Volcher Coiter. After him is Dirck Barendsz. Among people deceased in 1583, Zacharias Ursinus ranks 18. Before him are Pirro Ligorio, Ivan Fyodorov, Jacques Pelletier du Mans, Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels, Thomas Erastus, and Humphrey Gilbert. After him is Surdas.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Zacharias Ursinus ranks 859 out of 1,694. Before him are Grigory Levenfish (1889), Gustav Radde (1831), Max Berg (1870), Julius Hübner (1806), Michał Gedeon Radziwiłł (1778), and Jurek Becker (1937). After him are Franz Felix Adalbert Kuhn (1812), Michael Sela (1924), Agnieszka Osiecka (1936), Władysław Ślewiński (1856), Zofia Zamenhof (1889), and Heinrich von Kittlitz (1799).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Poland

Among religious figures born in Poland, Zacharias Ursinus ranks 45. Before him are Johann Dzierzon (1811), Konrad Krajewski (1963), Ida Siekmann (1902), Zbigniew Oleśnicki (1389), Stanislaus Papczyński (1631), and Anna Wierzbicka (1938). After him are Marek Jędraszewski (1949), Zygmunt Gorazdowski (1845), Frederick Jagiellon (1468), Jakub Wujek (1541), Sawa (1938), and Adam Kozłowiecki (1911).

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