Nicolaus Zinzendorf
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Summary
Nicolaus Zinzendorf was born on May 26, 1700[1], in Dresden[2]. He died on May 4, 1760[3], in Herrnhut[4]. He worked as a translator[5], poet[6], hymnwriter[7], writer[8], and Protestant reformer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,350 views/month, #7,123 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of death: May 9, 1760[11]
- Place of burial: Herrnhuter Gottesacker[12]
- Father: Georg Ludwig Zinzendorf[13]
- Mother: Carlotta Justina von Gersdorff[14]
- Spouse: Erdmuthe Dorothea of Reuss-Ebersdorf[15], Anna Rupprecht Nitschmann[16]
- Child: Christian Renatus von Zinzendorf[17], Henrietta Benigna von Watteville[18]
- Country of citizenship: Germany[19]
- Occupation: reformer[20], presbyter[21], missionary[22], pietist[23], cleric[24], Protestant theologian[25], theologian[26]
- Field of work: theology[27]
- Position held: bishop of the Moravian Church[28]
- Employer: Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[29]
- Educated at: Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[30]
- Member of: Moravian Church[31]
- Religion or worldview: Moravian Church[32], Unity of the Brethren[33]
- Sex or gender: male[34]
- Noble title: count[35]
- Commons category: Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf[36]
- Family name: Zinzendorf[37]
- Given name: Nikolaus[38]
- Pseudonym: Ludwig von Thurnstein[39], Ludovicus Thurenstein[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf[41]
- Described by source: Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[42], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[43], Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[44], The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States (2004)[45], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[46], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[47], Outstanding personalities in Dresden and their flats[48], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[49], Masarykův slovník naučný[50], History of Missiology[51], Dresdner Hefte[52]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: German[53], Latin[54]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Nicolaus Zinzendorf include 11485 Zinzendorf[55], an asteroid[56].
Why It Matters
Nicolaus Zinzendorf has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for him include 11485 Zinzendorf[55], an asteroid[56].
FAQs
Where was Nicolaus Zinzendorf born?
Nicolaus Zinzendorf's place of birth was Dresden[2].
Where did Nicolaus Zinzendorf die?
Nicolaus Zinzendorf passed away in Herrnhut[4].
Who were Nicolaus Zinzendorf's parents?
Nicolaus Zinzendorf's father was Georg Ludwig Zinzendorf[13]. Nicolaus Zinzendorf's mother was Carlotta Justina von Gersdorff[14].
Who was Nicolaus Zinzendorf married to?
Nicolaus Zinzendorf's spouses include Erdmuthe Dorothea of Reuss-Ebersdorf[15] and Anna Rupprecht Nitschmann[16].
What did Nicolaus Zinzendorf do for work?
Nicolaus Zinzendorf worked as a translator[5], poet[6], hymnwriter[7], writer[8], and Protestant reformer[9].
Where did Nicolaus Zinzendorf go to school?
Nicolaus Zinzendorf was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[30].