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, a Polish astronomer who provided the first modern formulation of a heliocentric theory of the solar system
- Nicolaus Otto (1832 – 1891), a German engineer
In mathematics:
- Nicolaus I Bernoulli, a Swiss mathematician
- Nicolaus II Bernoulli, a Swiss mathematician
- Nicolaus Rohlfs, an 18th-century German mathematics teacher who wrote astronomical calendars
In literature:
- Nicolaus Becker, a German lawyer and writer, the author of the Rheinlied
- Nicolaus of Damascus, a Greek historical and philosophical writer who lived in the Augustan age
In music:
- Nicolaus Bruhns, a German composer
- Nicolaus Zacharie, an Italian composer of the early Renaissance
In Christianity:
- Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf, a German religious and social reformer and bishop of the Moravian Church
- Nicolaus Taurellus, a 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, a German philologist
Other uses
- Nicolaus, California, a small town in the United States
- Nicolaus (leafhopper), a genus of leafhoppers
See also
- Nicholas
- Nicholaus
- Nikolaus (given name)
References
- ^ MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Nicolaus
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