Nicolaus is a masculine

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. It is a Latin, Greek and German form of

Nicholas Nicholas is a male name, the Anglophone version of an ancient Greek name in use since antiquity, and cognate with the modern Greek , . It originally derived from a combination of two Ancient Greek, Greek words meaning 'victory' and 'people'. In ...

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/ref> Nicolaus may refer to: In science: *

Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus (19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance polymath who formulated a mathematical model, model of Celestial spheres#Renaissance, the universe that placed heliocentrism, the Sun rather than Earth at its cen ...

, a Polish astronomer who provided the first modern formulation of a heliocentric theory of the Solar System *

Nicolaus Otto Nicolaus August Otto (10 June 1832 – 26 January 1891) was a German engineer who successfully developed the compressed charge internal combustion engine which ran on petroleum gas and led to the modern internal combustion engine. The Associa ...

(1832 – 1891), a German engineer In mathematics: *

Nicolaus I Bernoulli Nicolaus Bernoulli (also spelled Nicolas or Nikolas; in Basel – 29 November 1759 in Basel) was a Swiss mathematician and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family. Biography Nicolaus Bernoulli was born on in Base ...

, a Swiss mathematician * Nicolaus II Bernoulli, a Swiss mathematician * Nicolaus Rohlfs, an 18th-century German mathematics teacher who wrote astronomical calendars In literature: * Nicolaus Becker, a German lawyer and writer, the author of the '' Rheinlied'' *

Nicolaus of Damascus Nicolaus of Damascus (Greek: , ''Nikolāos Damaskēnos''; Latin: ''Nicolaus Damascenus''; – after 4 AD) was a Greek historian, diplomat and philosopher who lived during the Augustan age of the Roman Empire. His name is derived from that of his ...

, a 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 Schwab ...

, a German composer * Nicolaus Zacharie, an 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 f ...

, a German religious and social reformer and bishop of the Moravian Church * Nicolaus Taurellus, a German philosopher and theologian * Nicolaus of Antioch, one of the

seven deacons The Seven, often known as the Seven Deacons, were leaders elected by the early Christian church to minister to the community of believers in Jerusalem, to enable the Apostles to concentrate on 'prayer and the Ministry of the Word' and to address ...

listed in The Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 6, Verse 5 In other fields: *

Nicolaus Delius Nicolaus Delius (19 September 1813 – 18 November 1888) was a German philologist Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources. It is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and l ...

, a German philologist

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* Nicolaus, California, a small town in the United States * '' Nicolaus (leafhopper)'', a genus of

leafhopper Leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family (biology), family Cicadellidae: based on the type genus ''Cicadella''. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or ...

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