Zacharias Ursinus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zacharias Ursinus

German theologian

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1534

Place of Birth: Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 06-May-1583

Profession: theologian, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Zacharias Ursinus (18 July 1534 – 6 May 1583) was a sixteenth-century German Reformed theologian and Protestant reformer, born Zacharias Baer in Breslau (now Wroclaw, Poland).
He became the leading theologian of the Reformed Protestant movement of the Palatinate, serving both at the University of Heidelberg and the College of Wisdom (Collegium Sapientiae).
He is best known as the principal author and interpreter of the Heidelberg Catechism.