RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Nicolaus von Amsdorf

1483 - 1565

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Nicolaus von Amsdorf (Latin: Nicolaus Amsdorfius, 3 December 1483 – 14 May 1565) was a German Lutheran theologian and an early Protestant reformer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicolaus von Amsdorf has received more than 43,725 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Nicolaus von Amsdorf is the 2,474th most popular religious figure (down from 2,093rd in 2019), the 4,270th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,567th in 2019) and the 110th most popular German Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Nicolaus von Amsdorf ranks 2,474 out of 3,187Before him are Gerhard von Rad, Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria, Hans Adolph Brorson, Cyril of Bulgaria, Leopoldo Brenes, and Maurice Piat. After him are Pope Timothy I of Alexandria, Milman Parry, Ned Maddrell, Antony II of Constantinople, Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński, and Karolina Kózka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1483, Nicolaus von Amsdorf ranks 13Before him are Paolo Giovio, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, Felice della Rovere, Gasparo Contarini, Jaime, Duke of Braganza, and Simon Bening.  Among people deceased in 1565, Nicolaus von Amsdorf ranks 15Before him are Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Diego Laynez, Semiz Ali Pasha, Lucia Anguissola, Ranuccio Farnese, and Lope de Rueda.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Nicolaus von Amsdorf ranks 4,270 out of 7,253Before him are Leopold I, Prince of Lippe (1767), Fritz-Hubert Gräser (1888), Gerhard von Rad (1901), Lian Ross (1962), Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter (1733), and Ignaz von Rudhart (1790). After him are Walther Reinhardt (1872), Karl Leberecht Immermann (1796), Günther Herrmann (1939), Burkhard Heim (1925), Karl Georg Christian von Staudt (1798), and Paul Bekker (1882).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Nicolaus von Amsdorf ranks 110Before him are Marianne Cope (1838), Paul Josef Cordes (1934), Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg (1682), Johannes Brenz (1499), Franz Delitzsch (1813), and Gerhard von Rad (1901). After him are Joseph Höffner (1906), Joseph Wendel (1901), Vladimir Lossky (1903), Georg von Kopp (1837), Rainer Woelki (1956), and Rudolf Kittel (1853).