Melchior Acontius
Melchior Acontius (1515, Oberursel (Taunus) – 22 June 1569) was a German poet. He was born in Oberursel (Taunus) near Frankfurt am Main and lived in Wittenberg during the first half of the 16th century. He was a close friend of fellow poet Georg Sabinus and wrote epithalamies on the marriage of the latter with the daughter of Philipp Melanchthon.
Melchior Acontius
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