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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Johannes Oecolampadius

1482 - 1531

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Johannes Oecolampadius (also Œcolampadius, in German also Oekolampadius, Oekolampad; 1482 – 24 November 1531) was a German Protestant reformer in the Calvinist tradition from the Electoral Palatinate. He was the leader of the Protestant faction in the Baden Disputation of 1526, and he was one of the founders of Protestant theology, engaging in disputes with Erasmus, Huldrych Zwingli, Martin Luther and Martin Bucer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johannes Oecolampadius has received more than 108,622 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Johannes Oecolampadius is the 1,276th most popular religious figure (down from 688th in 2019), the 1,946th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,063rd in 2019) and the 46th most popular German Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Johannes Oecolampadius ranks 1,276 out of 2,238Before him are Tola, Ranuccio Farnese, Jean Calas, Lubomyr Husar, Pedro Arrupe, and Andrew Avellino. After him are Désiré-Joseph Mercier, Enoch, Antipope Theodore, Sebeos, Piero Marini, and Germanus of Auxerre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1482, Johannes Oecolampadius ranks 4Before him are Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Frederick II, Elector Palatine, and Jo Gwang-jo. After him are George Martinuzzi, Rana Sanga, Pietro Loredan, Neagoe Basarab, and Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach. Among people deceased in 1531, Johannes Oecolampadius ranks 7Before him are Huldrych Zwingli, Louise of Savoy, Antonio Pigafetta, Hans Burgkmair, Tilman Riemenschneider, and Gerónimo de Aguilar. After him are Vincenzo Catena, Pedro Arias Dávila, and Vallabha.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johannes Oecolampadius ranks 1,946 out of 6,142Before him are Ludwig von Reuter (1869), Ludolf Bakhuizen (1630), Hanns Martin Schleyer (1915), Walter Gotell (1924), Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg (1706), and Curt Sachs (1881). After him are Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria (1795), Frederick I, Elector Palatine (1425), Max Richter (1966), Violante Beatrice of Bavaria (1673), Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1564), and Ralf Schumacher (1975).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Johannes Oecolampadius ranks 46Before him are Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1679), Regino of Prüm (842), Prince Georg of Bavaria (1880), Georg Ratzinger (1924), Benno (1010), and Frederick of Utrecht (780). After him are Augustin Bea (1881), Gerhard Ludwig Müller (1947), Anna Schäffer (1882), George Müller (1805), Wolfgang of Regensburg (924), and Maximilian Henry of Bavaria (1621).