Matthäus is a given name or surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Lothar Matthäus, (born 1961), German former football player and manager
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Matthäus Aurogallus, Professor of Hebrew at the University of Wittenberg
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Matthäus Dresser
Matthäus Dresser, (also: Matteaus, Matthaei; Dressler, Drescher, Dresserus, Dresseri) (24 August 1536 in Erfurt – 5 October 1607 in Leipzig) was a Lutheran German humanist, pedagogue, philosopher, and historian.
Education and career
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, German humanist and historian
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Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann
Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (1662–1736) was a German master builder and architect who helped to rebuild Dresden after the fire of 1685. His most famous work is the Zwinger Palace.
Life
Pöppelmann was born in Herford in Westphalia on 3 ...
, German master builder who helped to rebuild Dresden after the fire of 1685
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Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German statesman and archbishop of Salzburg
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Matthäus Merian, Swiss engraver
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Matthias Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew.
People
Notable people named Matthias include the following:
In religion:
* Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot
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Matthew (name)
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St Matthew Passion
The ''St Matthew Passion'' (german: Matthäus-Passion, links=-no), BWV 244, is a '' Passion'', a sacred oratorio written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1727 for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra, with libretto by Picander. It sets ...
by Bach
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