Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck

Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck
Statue of Sturm in Strasbourg, by sculptor Alfred Marzolff.
Born10 August 1489
Died30 October 1553(1553-10-30) (aged 64)
Straßburg, Holy Roman Empire
NationalityGerman
OccupationStatesman
ParentMartin Sturm (father)

Jacob (or Jakob or James or Jacques) Sturm von Sturmeck (10 August 1489 – 30 October 1553) was a German statesman, one of the preeminent promoters of the Protestant Reformation in Germany.