Johannes Oecolampadius

Deceased Person

1482 – 1531

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Who was Johannes Oecolampadius?

Johannes Oecolampadius, IPA, or Oekolampad was a German religious reformer from the Electorate of the Palatinate. His real name was Hussgen or Heussgen, a name first changed to Hausschein and then into the Greek equivalent, which is derived from οίκος oikos, "house," and λαμπάς lampas, "lamp".

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Born
1482
Weinsberg
Nationality
  • Switzerland
Died
Nov 24, 1531
Basel

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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