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15th-century theologians

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Alfonso de ValdésAuthor · BooksIllustration — Presumed portrait of Alfonso de Valdes
Bernardino OchinoAuthor · BooksIllustration — Portrait by an unknown author, 1748
Charles de BovellesAuthor · BooksIllustration — Charles de Bovelles by Mathieu Bléville, basilica of Saint-Quentin, 1521
Giles of ViterboAuthor · BooksGiles Antonini commonly referred to as Giles of Viterbo (Ægidius Viterbensis, Egidio da Viterbo), was a 16th-century Italian Augustinian prelate, reforming theologian, orator, humanist and…
Gregor ReischAuthor · BooksGregor Reisch (c. 1467 – 9 May 1525) was a German Carthusian monk and humanist scholar.
Isaac AbrabanelAuthor · BooksIsaac ben Judah Abarbanel (&lrm; 1437–1508), commonly referred to as Abarbanel (also spelled Abravanel, Avravanel or Abrabanel), was a Portuguese Jewish statesman, philosopher, Bible…
Jakob WimpfelingAuthor · BooksJakob Wimpfeling (25 July 1450 – 17 November 1528) was an Alsatian Renaissance humanist and theologian.
Johann Geiler von KaisersbergAuthor · BooksJohann Geiler von Kaysersberg (16 March 1445 – 10 March 1510) was an Alsatian priest, considered one of the greatest of the popular preachers of the 15th century.
Johann GramannAuthor · BooksJohann Gramann or Graumann (5 July 1487 – 29 April 1541), also known by his pen name Johannes Poliander, was a German pastor, theologian, teacher, humanist, reformer, and Lutheran leader.
Johann ReuchlinAuthor · BooksJohann Reuchlin (lang; 29 January 1455 – 30 June 1522), sometimes called Johannes, was a German Catholic humanist and a scholar of Greek and Hebrew, whose work also took him to modern-day…
Johannes PfefferkornAuthor · BooksJohannes Pfefferkorn (original given name Joseph; 1469 – October 22, 1521) was a German Catholic theologian and writer who converted from Judaism.
John BaleAuthor · BooksJohn Bale (21 November 1495 – November 1563) was an English churchman, historian controversialist, and Bishop of Ossory in Ireland.
Konrad PellikanAuthor · BooksIllustration — Konrad Pellikan
Martin LutherAuthor · BooksMartin Luther (10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and former Augustinian friar.
Martin WaldseemüllerAuthor · Maps and atlasesMartin Waldseemüller (c. 1470 – 16 March 1520) was a German cartographer and humanist scholar.
Nicholas of CusaAuthor · BooksNicholas of Cusa (1401 – 11 August 1464), also referred to as Nicholas of Kues and Nicolaus Cusanus, was a German Catholic bishop and polymath active as a philosopher, theologian, jurist,…
Nikolaus HermanPerson · Music memorabiliaNikolaus Herman (first name also Nicolaus or Niklas; c. 1500 – 3 May 1561) was a German Lutheran cantor and teacher, creating numerous Protestant hymns.
Paul SperatusAuthor · BooksPaul Speratus (13 December 148412 August 1551) was a Swabian Catholic priest who became a Lutheran preacher, reformer and hymn-writer.
Philipp MelanchthonAuthor · BooksPhilipp Melanchthon (born Philipp Schwartzerdt; 16 February 1497 – 19 April 1560) was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the…
Sebastian FranckAuthor · BooksSebastian Franck (20 January 1499 Donauwörth, Swabia – c. 1543 Basel, Switzerland) was a 16th-century German freethinker, humanist, and radical reformer.
Sebastian MünsterAuthor · Maps and atlasesSebastian Münster (20 January 1488 – 26 May 1552) was a German cartographer and cosmographer. He also was a Christian Hebraist scholar who taught as a professor at the University of Basel.
Wessel GansfortAuthor · BooksWessel Harmensz Gansfort (1419 – 4 October 1489) was a theologian and early humanist of the northern Low Countries.
William TyndaleAuthor · BooksWilliam Tyndale (sometimes spelled Tynsdale, Tindall, Tindill, Tyndall; c. 1494 – October 1536) was an English Biblical scholar and linguist who became a leading figure in the Protestant…

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