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Lazarus Spengler

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German hymnwriter

Person · Open Library

Born
1479
Died
1534
Works
20

Top works

  • Ein kurczer ausszug, auss dem bebstlichen Rechten der Decret vnd Decretalen
  • Ein kurtzer Begriff
  • Eyn kurtzer Begriff
  • Ain kurtzer Begriff
  • Eyn korth vn[n]d gantz schone Bogryp

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1479-03-13
Active to
1534-09-07

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
8
Total plays
25

Lazarus Spengler (Nuremberg, March 13, 1479 – Nuremberg, Sep­tem­ber 7, 1534) was a prominent supporter of Martin Luther and leader of the Protestant Reformation in Nuremberg, as well as a famous hymnwriter. Lazarus Spengler was the son of Georg and Ag­nes Spengler, and he was the 9th of 21 children. His father was a clerk in the Imperial Court of Justice. Lazarus Spengler enrolled in the University of Leipzig in 1491. Upon the death of his father in 1496 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Laz

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Spengler
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Nuremberg
Place of death
Nuremberg
Occupation
theologian
Languages spoken
German
Religion
Lutheranism
Image
Lazarus spengler.jpg
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date of birth
1479-03-13
date of death
1534-09-07
Commons category
Lazarus Spengler
significant person
Philipp Melanchthon
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Lazarus Spengler, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Available in 8 languages

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