Nicolaus von Amsdorf, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nicolaus von Amsdorf

German theologian and Protestant reformer

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1483

Place of Birth: Torgau, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 14-May-1565

Profession: priest, theologian, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Nicolaus von Amsdorf (German: Nikolaus von Amsdorf, 3 December 1483 – 14 May 1565) was a German Lutheran theologian and an early Protestant reformer.
As bishop of Naumburg (1542–1546), he became the first Lutheran bishop in the Holy Roman Empire.