Philip Melanchthon (l. 1497-1560) was a German scholar and theologian who provided the intellectual rationale and systematized theology for the reformed vision of Christianity of his friend Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546). He was always overshadowed by Luther, but the Protestant Reformation would not have developed or succeeded as it did without him.
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1497 - 1560Life of German theologian and reformer Philip Melanchthon.
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1507Melanchthon enrolled in Latin school at ten years old.
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1509Melanchthon enrolled at University of Heidelberg.
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1518Melanchthon accepts position as Professor of Greek at Wittenberg.
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1521Melanchthon writes his Loci communes.
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1530Melanchthon writes his Augsburg Confession.
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1546Melanchthon becomes leader of the Reformation in Germany after Luther's death.
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1548Melanchthon writes his History of the Life and Acts of Luther.
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1548 - 1560Melanchthon continues to work for the cause of Reformation until his death.
