Philip Melanchthon | |
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Born | Philipp Schwartzerdt 16 February 1497 |
Died | 19 April 1560 | (aged 63)
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Era | Reformation |
Language | German |
Tradition or movement | Lutheranism |
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Philip Melanchthon[a] (born Philipp Schwartzerdt;[b] 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.[1]
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