Thomas Naogeorgus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Naogeorgus

playwright

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1508

Place of Birth: Straubing, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 29-Dec-1563

Profession: writer, theologian

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Thomas Naogeorgus (Thomas Kirchmeyer, Kirchmair, Neubauer; 21 December 1508 – 29 December 1563) was a Latin dramatist, humanist, Protestant theologian, Protestant reformer, preacher and pamphleteer of the German Renaissance. Naogeorgus was born in Straubing.
His dramatic works were very influential in the German Reformation.
He was greatly influenced by Martin Luther, but his teachings stand independent of Lutheranism, and the publication of his exegesis of 1 John was opposed by Luther and Melanchthon.
He died, aged 55, in Wiesloch.