“I would rather die than be separated from Luther”
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Philipp Melanchthon
Philipp Melanchthon 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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culture · German Lutheran reformer and theologian (1497–1560) · astronomer · theologian · university teacher · astrologer · philosopher · classical philologist · Protestant reformer · writer · humanist · philologist · also Philipp Melanchthon, Philipp Schwartzerdt, Melanchthon
Born 16 February 1497 · Died 19 April 1560 · Q76325
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2026· 2 entries
mainpost: Würzburg: Jubiläum im Philipp-Melanchthon-Schulzentrum
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2025· 2 entries
rnz.de: Philipp Melanchthon war ein großer Denker
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Moviefone: Philipp Melanchthon - Reformator wider Willen - Where to Watch
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2024· 1 entry
Deutschlandfunk: Philipp Melanchthon
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2022· 1 entry
WDR: 16. Februar 1497 - Humanist und Reformator Philipp Melanchthon geboren
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2013· 1 entry
Schwäbische: Alles dreht sich um Philipp Melanchthon
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2010· 2 entries
WESER-KURIER: Multiinstrumentalisten Vanessa Feilen und Andreas Schuss in St. Martini Musik zu Ehren von Philipp Melanchthon
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ZEIT: Philipp Melanchthon: Magister Philipps sanfte Kur
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1560· 1 entry
Died 1560-04-19.
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1514· 1 entry
Studied at University of Tübingen, magister degree (1512–1514).
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1512· 1 entry
Studied at Heidelberg University, bachelor's degree (1509–1512).
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1497· 1 entry
Born 1497-02-16.
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