Nicolaus is a masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...
. It is a Latin, Greek and German form of
Nicholas.
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/ref> Nicolaus may refer to:
In science:
* Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus (; pl, Mikołaj Kopernik; gml, Niklas Koppernigk, german: Nikolaus Kopernikus; 19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance polymath, active as a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon, who formulated ...
, Polish astronomer who provided the first modern formulation of a heliocentric theory of the solar system
* Nicolaus Otto
Nicolaus August Otto (10 June 1832, Holzhausen an der Haide, Nassau – 26 January 1891, Cologne) was a German engineer who successfully developed the compressed charge internal combustion engine which ran on petroleum gas and led to the mod ...
(1832 – 1891), German engineer
In mathematics:
* Nicolaus I Bernoulli
Nicolaus Bernoulli (also spelled Nicolas or Nikolas; 21 October 1687, Basel – 29 November 1759, Basel) was a Swiss mathematician and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family.
Biography
He was the son of Nicolaus Bern ...
, Swiss mathematician
* Nicolaus II Bernoulli
Nicolaus II Bernoulli, a.k.a. Niklaus Bernoulli, Nikolaus Bernoulli (6 February 1695, Basel, Switzerland – 31 July 1726, St. Petersburg, Russia) was a Swiss mathematician as were his father Johann Bernoulli and one of his brothers, Daniel Be ...
, Swiss mathematician
* Nicolaus Rohlfs
Nicolaus Rohlfs was an 18th-century German mathematics teacher (''arithmeticus'') in Buxtehude and Hamburg who wrote astronomical
Astronomy () is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena. It uses mathematics, physics ...
, 18th-century German mathematics teacher who wrote astronomical calendars
In literature:
* Nicolaus Becker, German lawyer and writer, the author of the ''Rheinlied
Nikolaus Becker (8 October 1809, Bonn, Rhin-et-Moselle – 28 August 1845 in the Hünshoven district of Geilenkirchen) was a German lawyer and writer. His one poem of note was the 1840 "Rheinlied" (Rhine song) which was set to music over 70 time ...
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* Nicolaus of Damascus
Nicolaus of Damascus (Greek: , ''Nikolāos Damaskēnos''; Latin: ''Nicolaus Damascenus'') was a Greek historian and philosopher who lived during the Augustan age of the Roman Empire. His name is derived from that of his birthplace, Damascus. He w ...
, Greek historical and philosophical writer who lived in the Augustan age
In music:
* Nicolaus Bruhns
Nicolaus Bruhns (also ''Nikolaus'', ''Nicholas''; late 1665 – in Husum) was a Danish-German organist, violinist, and composer. He was one of the most prominent organists and composers of his generation.
Biography
Bruhns was born in Schwabst ...
, German composer
* Nicolaus Zacharie
Nicolaus Zacharie (c.1400 or before – 1466) was an Italian composer of the early Renaissance. Until recently he had been confused with the earlier composer Zacara da Teramo, but recent research has established his identity; he was one of a few ...
, Italian composer of the early Renaissance
In Christianity:
* Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf
Nikolaus Ludwig, Reichsgraf von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf (26 May 1700 – 9 May 1760) was a German religious and social reformer, bishop of the Moravian Church, founder of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine, Christian mission pioneer and a major figu ...
, German religious and social reformer and bishop of the Moravian Church
* Nicolaus Taurellus
Nicolaus Taurellus (Latin, from german: Nikolaus Öchslinin 19th century translated to French as ''Nicolas Tourot''. No Google Books hit befor1859/ref>) (November 26, 1547September 28, 1606) was a German philosopher and medical academic.
Life
He w ...
, German philosopher and theologian
* Nicolaus of Antioch, one of the seven deacons listed in The Acts of the Apostles
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
, chapter 6, verse 5
In other fields:
* Nicolaus Delius
Nicolaus Delius (19 September 1813 – 18 November 1888) was a German philologist. Delius was born at Bremen; he was distinguished especially as a student of Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English ...
, German philologist
Other uses
* Nicolaus, California, a small town in the United States
* ''Nicolaus (leafhopper) Nicolaus is a masculine given name. It is a Latin, Greek and German form of Nicholas. Nicolaus may refer to:
In science:
* Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer who provided the first modern formulation of a heliocentric theory of the solar syste ...
'', a genus of leafhoppers
See also
* Nicholas
*Nicholaus Nicholaus is a masculine given name. People with that name include the following:
* Nicholaus Arson the stage name of Niklas Almqvist (born 1977), Swedish musician
* Nicholaus Contreraz (1982 – 1998), American torture victim
* Nicholaus Goossen ...
*Nikolaus (given name) Nikolaus is a given name. Notable people with this name include the following:
Given name Art
*Nikolaus Geiger (1849–1897), German sculptor and painter.
* Nikolaus Gerhaert (c.1420 – 1473), Dutch sculptor
* Nikolaus Glockendon (fl. 1515 – 153 ...
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