Philipp Nicolai

Philipp Nicolai
Portrait from Deorum Dearumque by Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1573.
Born(1556-08-10)10 August 1556
Mengeringhausen in Waldeck, Holy Roman Empire
Died26 October 1608(1608-10-26) (aged 52)
Hamburg
EducationUniversity of Erfurt
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Philipp Nicolai (10 August 1556 – 26 October 1608) was a German Lutheran pastor, poet, and composer. He is most widely recognized as a hymnodist.

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