PHILIP MELANCHTHON

• Born: February 16, 1497
• Died: April 19, 1560
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• Profession: Theologian, Professor

Philip Melanchthon was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, intellectual leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and an influential designer of educational systems. He stands next to Luther and John Calvin as a reformer, theologian, and moulder of Protestantism.