Nicolaus
Nicolaus is a masculine given name. It is a Latin, Greek and German form of Nicholas.[1] Nicolaus may refer to:
In science:
- Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer who provided the first modern formulation of a heliocentric theory of the solar system
In mathematics:
- Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician
- Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician
- Nicolaus Rohlfs, 18th-century German mathematics teacher who wrote astronomical calendars
In literature:
- Nicolaus Becker, German lawyer and writer, the author of the Rheinlied
- Nicolaus of Damascus, Greek historical and philosophical writer who lived in the Augustan age
In music:
- Nicolaus Bruhns, German composer
- Nicolaus Zacharie, Italian composer of the early Renaissance
In Christianity:
- Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf, German religious and social reformer and bishop of the Moravian Church
- Nicolaus Taurellus, German philosopher and theologian
- Nicolaus of Antioch, one of the seven deacons listed in The Acts of the Apostles, chapter 6, verse 5
In other fields:
- Nicolaus Delius, German philologist
Other uses
- Nicolaus, California, a small town in the United States
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