Johannes Aepinus

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Johannes Aepinus

Religious Studies

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Theology

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Historical Rank

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• Religious Studies

Johannes Aepinus's Degrees

• Doctorate Theology Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Why Is Johannes Aepinus Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Johannes Aepinus was a German Lutheran theologian, the first Superintendent of Hamburg from 1532 to 1553, presiding as spiritual leader over the Lutheran state church of Hamburg. Life He was born at Ziesar or Ziegesar, then the capital of the Prince-Bishopric of Brandenburg . He was under the instruction of Johannes Bugenhagen. He took his bachelor's degree at Wittenberg in 1520; here he became the friend of Martin Luther and Philip Melanchthon. Then he had a school in Brandenburg upon Havel, but was imprisoned for his reforming activity, and had to leave home. He then adopted the modified form of the Greek word αἰπεινός , by which he is generally known, and which he claimed was a translation of his real name .

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Johannes Aepinus?

Johannes Aepinus is affiliated with the following schools:

• Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
• University of Rostock
• Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University