Nikolaus Selnecker
Illustration — Nikolaus Selnecker Nikolaus Selnecker (or Selneccer) (December 5, 1530 – May 24, 1592) was a German musician, theologian and Protestant reformer. He is now known mainly as a hymn writer. He is also known as one of the principal authors of the Formula of Concord along with Jakob Andreä and Martin Chemnitz.
Nikolaus Selnecker
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- 1530 · Hersbruck.
- Died
- 1592 · Leipzig.
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- Holy Roman Empire
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- university teacher · court chaplain · hymnwriter · superintendent · composer · protestant reformer · parson · protestant theologian
- Education
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- Teachers
- Philipp Melanchthon
- Languages
- Latin · German
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Illustration — Nikolaus Selnecker Nikolaus Selnecker (or Selneccer) (December 5, 1530 – May 24, 1592) was a German musician, theologian and Protestant reformer. He is now known mainly as a hymn writer. He is also known as one of the principal authors of the Formula of Concord along with Jakob Andreä and Martin Chemnitz.
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Nikolaus Selnecker studied at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. Training under Philipp Melanchthon is recorded. Sethus Calvisius is recorded as having studied under Nikolaus Selnecker. The recorded working language is Latin and German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Dresden, Jena and Leipzig. Employment is recorded with Leipzig University, University of Jena and University of Wittenberg.
Nikolaus Selnecker was born in Hersbruck in Bavaria, Germany. His father moved him and his family to Nuremberg while he was still a child. At a young age he was an organist at the chapel in the Kaiserburg. He studied under Melanchthon at the University of Wittenberg, graduating M. A. in 1554. Later he was a chaplain and musician at the court of Augustus, Elector of Saxony in Dresden. Additionally he served as a court tutor and supervised education in the court chapel. He was later appointed professor of theology at Leipzig University, and pastor of St. Thomas's Church.
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Nikolaus Selnecker born at Hersbruck.
1592
Nikolaus Selnecker died at Leipzig.
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• Jungkuntz, Ted (2001) Formulators of the Formula of Concord: Four Architects of Lutheran Unity (Wipf and Stock Publishers)
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• Gritsch, Eric W. (2010) A History of Lutheranism (Fortress Press)
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Nikolaus Selnecker studied at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. He trained under Philipp Melanchthon. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
Nikolaus Selnecker is recorded as university teacher, court chaplain, hymnwriter, superintendent and composer.
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