Philipp Nicolai

Summary

Philipp Nicolai is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Mengeringhausen^[2]. He was born on August 10, 1556^[3]. He passed away in Hamburg^[4]. He died on October 26, 1608^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], poet^[7], theologian^[8], and hymnwriter^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Mengeringhausen^[2], Philipp Nicolai…
• Philipp Nicolai died in Hamburg^[4].
• Philipp Nicolai was born on August 10, 1556^[3].
• Philipp Nicolai died on October 26, 1608^[5].
• Philipp Nicolai held citizenship in Germany^[11].
• German was Philipp Nicolai's native language^[12].
• Philipp Nicolai's professions included composer^[6].
• Philipp Nicolai worked as a poet^[7].
• Philipp Nicolai's professions included theologian^[8].
• Philipp Nicolai worked as a hymnwriter^[9].
• Philipp Nicolai's field of work was theology^[13].
• Philipp Nicolai was educated at University of Erfurt^[14].
• Philipp Nicolai was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Philipp Nicolai is Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Philipp Nicolai is Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme^[17].
• Philipp Nicolai's religion is recorded as Lutheranism^[18].
• Philipp Nicolai is recorded as male^[19].
• Philipp Nicolai's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Philipp Nicolai is associated with the Baroque music movement^[21].
• Philipp Nicolai's Commons category is recorded as Philipp Nicolai^[22].
• Philipp Nicolai's family name is recorded as Nicolai^[23].
• Philipp Nicolai's given name is recorded as Philipp^[24].
• Philipp Nicolai's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Philipp Nicolai^[25].
• Philipp Nicolai's work location is recorded as Herdecke^[26].
• Philipp Nicolai's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: DE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1556-08-10^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1608-10-26^[31]

• Genre(s): classical^[32]

• Community tags: classical, composer, german composer^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: ac2d602b-4d96-4003-a4ca-fa8f2659dcfd^[34]

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Origins and Family

Philipp Nicolai's place of birth was Mengeringhausen^[2]. He was born on August 10, 1556^[3]. German was his native language^[12].

Education

Educated at University of Erfurt^[14], a university^[35], in Germany^[36], founded in 1994^[37], headquartered in Erfurt^[38] and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg^[15], a public university^[39], in Germany^[40], founded in 1502^[41], headquartered in Halle (Saale)^[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], poet^[7], theologian^[8], and hymnwriter^[9]. Philipp Nicolai's field of work was theology^[13].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern^[16], a chorale^[43] and Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme^[17], a lyrics^[44].

Personal Life

Philipp Nicolai's religion is recorded as Lutheranism^[18].

Death and Burial

Philipp Nicolai died on October 26, 1608^[5]. He died in Hamburg^[4].

Why It Matters

Philipp Nicolai ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Works attributed to him include Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme^[47], a lyrics^[48].

FAQs

Where was Philipp Nicolai born?

Philipp Nicolai's place of birth was Mengeringhausen^[2].

Where did Philipp Nicolai die?

Philipp Nicolai died in Hamburg^[4].

What did Philipp Nicolai do for work?

Philipp Nicolai worked as composer^[6], poet^[7], theologian^[8], and hymnwriter^[9].

Where did Philipp Nicolai go to school?

Philipp Nicolai was educated at University of Erfurt^[14] and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg^[15].