Cruciger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Elisabeth Cruciger
Elisabeth Cruciger (also spelled Kreuziger, Creutziger etc.; née von Meseritz) (c. 1500 - 2 May 1535), a German writer, was the first female poet and hymnwriter of the Protestant Reformation and a friend of Martin Luther.
Life
Elisabeth von ...
(–1535), author of the early Protestant hymn "Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn"
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Caspar Cruciger the Elder (1504–1548), German humanist
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Caspar Cruciger the Younger Caspar Cruciger the Younger (19 March 1525 – 16 April 1597) was a German theologian and Protestant reformer.
Born in Wittenberg, he was the son of Caspar Cruciger the Elder and his wife, the hymnwriter and former nun Elisabeth von Meseritz. He ...
(1525–1597), German theologian
See also
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Cruciger'', a fungal genus
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Globus cruciger, an orb topped with a cross
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Polypedates cruciger
''Polypedates cruciger'' (commonly known as the Sri Lanka whipping frog or common hour-glass tree-frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae Endemism, endemic to Sri Lanka.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests ...
'', a species of frog
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