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Philipp Nicolai

German Lutheran pastor, hymnwriter

1556 - 1608

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Philipp Nicolai

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Philipp Nicolai is the 3,731st most popular writer (up from 3,969th in 2024), the 3,790th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,964th in 2019) and the 226th most popular German Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Philipp Nicolai ranks 3,731 out of 7,302. Before him are Carolina Coronado, Evgeny Schwartz, Stevan Sremac, Leslie Stephen, Georgette Heyer, and Aphthonius of Antioch. After him are Pavel Bazhov, Chairil Anwar, Gioconda Belli, Mikhail Prishvin, Francisco Coloane, and Dmitry Likhachov.

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Carolina Coronado
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HPI: 58.67
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Stevan Sremac
1855 - 1906
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Leslie Stephen
1832 - 1904
HPI: 58.67
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Georgette Heyer
1902 - 1974
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Aphthonius of Antioch
300 - 400
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 3,730
Philipp Nicolai
1556 - 1608
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 3,731
Pavel Bazhov
1879 - 1950
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 3,732
Chairil Anwar
1922 - 1949
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 3,733
Gioconda Belli
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 3,734
Mikhail Prishvin
1873 - 1954
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 3,735
Francisco Coloane
1910 - 2002
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 3,736
Dmitry Likhachov
1906 - 1999
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 3,737

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1556, Philipp Nicolai ranks 15. Before him are Uesugi Kagekatsu, Jeanne de Lestonnac, Jerzy Radziwiłł, Tōdō Takatora, Otto Henry, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, and Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana. After him are Isaac Oliver, and George Peele. Among people deceased in 1608, Philipp Nicolai ranks 16. Before him are Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski, Ğazı II Giray, Bernardo Buontalenti, Bartolomeo Carducci, Sigismund Rákóczi, and Alberico Gentili. After him are Ivan Bolotnikov, and Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset.

Others Born in 1556

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Uesugi Kagekatsu
POLITICIAN
1556 - 1623
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 9
Jeanne de Lestonnac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1556 - 1640
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 10
Jerzy Radziwiłł
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1556 - 1600
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 11
Tōdō Takatora
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1556 - 1630
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 12
Otto Henry, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
POLITICIAN
1556 - 1604
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 13
Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana
POLITICIAN
1556 - 1627
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 14
Philipp Nicolai
WRITER
1556 - 1608
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 15
Isaac Oliver
PAINTER
1556 - 1617
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 16
George Peele
WRITER
1556 - 1596
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 17

Others Deceased in 1608

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Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski
POLITICIAN
1520 - 1608
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 10
Ğazı II Giray
POLITICIAN
1551 - 1608
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 11
Bernardo Buontalenti
ARCHITECT
1531 - 1608
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 12
Bartolomeo Carducci
PAINTER
1554 - 1608
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 13
Sigismund Rákóczi
POLITICIAN
1544 - 1608
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 14
Alberico Gentili
LAWYER
1552 - 1608
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 15
Philipp Nicolai
WRITER
1556 - 1608
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 16
Ivan Bolotnikov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1600 - 1608
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 17
Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset
POLITICIAN
1536 - 1608
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 18

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Philipp Nicolai ranks 3,790 out of NaN. Before him are Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel (1804), Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (1915), Frederick Augustus, Duke of Nassau (1738), Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser (1540), Maximilian von Montgelas (1759), and Franz Xaver Gabelsberger (1789). After him are Walter Burkert (1931), Rudi Glöckner (1929), Fritz Manteuffel (1875), Hermann Prey (1929), Gerhard Marcks (1889), and Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1705).

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Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1888
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 3,784
Princess Alexandrine of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1915 - 1980
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 3,785
Frederick Augustus, Duke of Nassau
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1816
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 3,786
Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser
EXPLORER
1540 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 3,787
Maximilian von Montgelas
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1838
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 3,788
Franz Xaver Gabelsberger
INVENTOR
1789 - 1849
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 3,789
Philipp Nicolai
WRITER
1556 - 1608
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 3,790
Walter Burkert
HISTORIAN
1931 - 2015
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 3,791
Rudi Glöckner
REFEREE
1929 - 1999
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 3,792
Fritz Manteuffel
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1941
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 3,793
Hermann Prey
SINGER
1929 - 1998
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 3,794
Gerhard Marcks
SCULPTOR
1889 - 1981
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 3,795
Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
COMPANION
1705 - 1764
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 3,796