Philipp Melanchthon
1497 – 1560 · aged 63
German reformer (1497-1560)
- Born
- 1497 · Bretten
- Died
- 1560 · Lutherstadt Wittenberg
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- 1497BornBorn in Bretten
- 1560DiedDied in Lutherstadt Wittenberg
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Biography
Philipp 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. Along with Luther and John Calvin, he played a major role in shaping Protestantism.
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