Nicolaus
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Nicolaus is a masculine given name
. It is a German form of Nicholas
. Nicolaus may refer to:
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Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. It is a German form of Nicholas
Nicholas
Nicholas or Nikolas is a male given name, derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος , a combination of the words for "victory" and "people" . The name can be understood to mean victory of the people or "power of the people"...
. Nicolaus may refer to:
In science:
- Nicolaus CopernicusNicolaus CopernicusNicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance astronomer and the first person to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe....
, astronomer who provided the first modern formulation of a heliocentric theory of the solar system
In mathematics:
- Nicolaus I BernoulliNicolaus I BernoulliNicolaus Bernoulli , was a Swiss mathematician and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family....
, Swiss mathematician - Nicolaus II BernoulliNicolaus II BernoulliNicolaus II Bernoulli, a.k.a. Niklaus Bernoulli, Nikolaus Bernoulli, was a Swiss mathematician and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family....
, Swiss mathematician - Nicolaus RohlfsNicolaus RohlfsNicolaus Rohlfs was an 18th century German mathematics teacher in Buxtehude and Hamburg who wrote astronomical calendars, a book about gardening, and other treatises that were continued by Matthias Rohlfs.- Works :...
, 18th century German mathematics teacher who wrote astronomical calendars
In literature:
- Nicolaus BeckerNicolaus BeckerNikolaus Becker was a German lawyer and writer. His one poem of note was the 1840 "Rheinlied" which was set to music over 70 times, the most famous setting being Die Wacht am Rhein.-The Rhine Song:While the French-German enmity already was about 200 years old, it was inspired by the...
, German lawyer and writer, the author of the Rheinlied - Nicolaus of DamascusNicolaus of DamascusNicolaus of Damascus was a Greek historian and philosopher who lived during the Augustan age of the Roman Empire. His name is derived from that of his birthplace, Damascus. He was born around 64 BC....
, Greek historical and philosophical writer who lived in the Augustan age
In music:
- Nicolaus BruhnsNicolaus BruhnsNicolaus Bruhns was a German organist, violinist, and composer. He was one of the most prominent organists and composers of his generation.-Life:...
, German composer - Nicolaus ZacharieNicolaus ZacharieNicolaus Zacharie was an Italian composer of the early Renaissance. Until recently he had been confused with the earlier composer Zacara da Teramo, but recent research has established his identity; he was one of a few native Italian composers working in the early 15th century whose work has...
, Italian composer of the early Renaissance
In Christianity:
- Nicolaus Ludwig ZinzendorfNicolaus Ludwig ZinzendorfNikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, Imperial Count of Zinzendorf and Pottendorf, , German religious and social reformer and bishop of the Moravian Church, was born at Dresden....
, German religious and social reformer and bishop of the Moravian Church - Nicolaus TaurellusNicolaus TaurellusNicolaus Taurellus was a German philosopher and theologian.He was born in the County of Mömpelgard, then part of the Duchy of Württemberg. With support from Duke Georg I. of Württemberg-Mömpelgard, he read theology at University of Tübingen and medicine at the University of Basel, where he...
, German philosopher and theologian
In other fields:
- Nicolaus DeliusNicolaus DeliusNicolaus Delius was a German philologist. Delius was born at Bremen; he was distinguished especially as a student of Shakespeare and for his edition of Shakespeare's works....
, German philologist - Nicolaus RossiniNicolaus RossiniNicolaus Rossini was a famous Polish painter killed by Nazis during World War II. Since his youth age his paintings were exhibited in many different galleries all around Poland. His paintings are well known in Italy, where his father came from. Rossini's work was non-schematic...
, Polish painter killed by Nazis during World War II