1560
Philip Melanchthon, German theologian and reformer (born 1497)
Philip Melanchthon, German theologian and reformer (born 1497)
Philip Melanchthon
German Lutheran reformer and theologian (1497–1560)
- Died
- 1560
Philip 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.