Peter Agricola, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peter Agricola

German Renaissance humanist, educator, classical scholar and theologian, diplomat and statesman

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1525

Place of Birth: Holzheim, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 22-Jul-1585

Profession: theologian, classical scholar

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Peter Agricola (June 29, 1525 – July 5 or 7, 1585) was a German Renaissance humanist, educator, classical scholar and theologian, diplomat and statesman, disciple of Martin Luther, friend and collaborator of Philipp Melanchthon. Successively tutor to several young princes of German sovereign states and rector of schools in Ulm and Lauingen, where he created (1559–1561) and developed the Gymnasium Illustre, he became an important councilor and State minister of the Dukes of Zweibrücken and Pfalz-Neuburg, carrying out many missions in the German Holy Roman Empire and supporting the Protestant Reformation.