Philipp Agricola
Philipp Agricola (floruit, fl. 1571–1594) was a German poet and dramatist. Agricola was born in Eisleben, and is assumed to have been the son of Johannes Agricola. He was in Berlin by 1571, where he wrote poetry and dramas about List of rulers of Brandenburg, Brandenburg's ruling family; his drama ''Jüngste Gericht'' (1573) satirized the Junkers and court clergy. He was active in Berlin until at least 1594. References

* 16th-century births 1594 deaths People from Eisleben 16th-century German poets 16th-century German male writers Writers from Saxony-Anhalt German male poets German male dramatists and playwrights {{Germany-poet-stub ...
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Floruit
''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicating the time when someone flourished. Etymology and use la, flōruit is the third-person singular perfect active indicative of the Latin verb ', ' "to bloom, flower, or flourish", from the noun ', ', "flower". Broadly, the term is employed in reference to the peak of activity for a person or movement. More specifically, it often is used in genealogy and historical writing when a person's birth or death dates are unknown, but some other evidence exists that indicates when they were alive. For example, if there are wills attested by John Jones in 1204, and 1229, and a record of his marriage in 1197, a record concerning him might be written as "John Jones (fl. 1197–1229)". The term is often used in art history when dating the care ...
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