Nicolaus is a masculine
given name. It is a Latin, Greek and German form of
Nicholas
Nicholas is a male given name and a surname.
The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and it ...
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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 formulat ...
, Polish astronomer who provided the first modern formulation of a heliocentric theory of the solar system
* Nicolaus Otto (1832 – 1891), German engineer
In mathematics:
* Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician
* Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician
* Nicolaus Rohlfs, 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 times ...
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* Nicolaus of Damascus, Greek historical and philosophical writer who lived in the Augustan age
In music:
* Nicolaus Bruhns, German composer
* Nicolaus Zacharie, 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, German philosopher and theologian
* Nicolaus of Antioch, one of the seven deacons listed in The Acts of the Apostles, chapter 6, verse 5
In other fields:
* Nicolaus Delius, German philologist
Other uses
* Nicolaus, California, a small town in the United States
* '' Nicolaus (leafhopper)'', a genus of leafhopper
A leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family Cicadellidae. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind legs are modified for jumping, and ...
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See also
*Nicholas
Nicholas is a male given name and a surname.
The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and it ...
*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 Goosse ...
*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 – 1 ...
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