Thomas Naogeorgus (''Thomas Kirchmeyer, Kirchmair, Neubauer''; 21 December 1508 – 29 December 1563) was a Latin dramatist, humanist, Protestant theologian,
Protestant reformer
Protestant Reformers were those theologians whose careers, works and actions brought about the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century.
In the context of the Reformation, Martin Luther was the first reformer (sharing his views publicly in 15 ...
, preacher and pamphleteer of the
German Renaissance.
Naogeorgus was born in
Straubing. His dramatic works were very influential in the German
Reformation
The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ...
. He was greatly influenced by
Martin Luther
Martin Luther (; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, and professor, and Augustinian friar. He is the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation and the namesake of Lutherani ...
, but his teachings stand independent of Lutheranism, and the publication of his exegesis of
1 John was opposed by Luther and Melanchthon. He died, aged 55, in
Wiesloch
Wiesloch (, locally ; South Franconian: ''Wissloch''), is a town in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 13 kilometres south of Heidelberg.
After Weinheim, Sinsheim and Leimen it is the fourth largest town in the Rhein-Neckar-Kre ...
.
Works
* ''Pammachius'', 1538
* ''Mercator seu judicium'', tragedy, 1540
* ''Incendia seu Pyrgopolinices'', drama, 1541
* ''Hamanus'', tragedy, 1543
* ''Carmen de bello Germanico'', poems, 1548
* ''Epitome ecclesiasticorum dogmatum'', 1548
* ''Agricultura sacra'', 1550
* ''Hieremias'', tragedy, 1551
* ''Iudas Iscariotes'', drama, 1552
* ''Satyrarum libri quinque'', 1555
* ''Regnum papisticum'', 1555
*
De dissidiis componendis, ad Mathiam Bredenbachium, ludimagistrum Embricensem', Basilaeae 1559.
His collected works were edited by Hans-Gert Roloff (Berlin 1975-).
Literature
* Franz Krojer: ''Naogeorg'', in: Aufschluss des Gäubodens, München 2006 (Differenz-Verlag),
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* Leonhard Theobald: ''Thomas Naogeorgus, der Tendenzdramatiker der Reformationszeit'' (Neue kirchliche Zeitschrift 17, 1906, 764–794; 18, 1907, 65–90, 327-350, 409–425).
* A. Hübner. ''Studien zu Naogeorgus'' (Zeitschrift für deutsches Altertum 54, 1913, 297–338; 57, 1920, 193-222).
* P. H. Diehl. ''Die Dramen des Thomas Naogeorgus in ihrem Verhältnis zur Bibel und zu Luther'', n 1915.
* Leonhard Theobald: ''Zur Lebensgeschichte des Thomas Naogeorgus'', Zeitschrift für Bayrische Kirchengeschichte 6, 1931, 143-165.
* H. Levinger: ''Die Bühne des Thomas Naogeorgus'', Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte 32, 1935, 145-166.
* Leonhard Theobald: ''Das Leben und Wirken des Tendenzdramatikers der Reformationszeit Thomas Naogeorgus seit seiner Flucht aus Sachsen'', Leipzig 1908.
* Fritz Wiener: ''Naogeorgus im England der Reformationszeit'' (1913).
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1508 births
1563 deaths
People from Straubing
16th-century German Protestant theologians
German male non-fiction writers
16th-century Latin-language writers
German male dramatists and playwrights
16th-century German male writers