Paul Speratus

Paul Speratus
Born13 December 1484
Died12 August 1551(1551-08-12) (aged 66)
Occupations
  • Lutheran minister
  • Hymn writer
WorksFirst Lutheran hymnal

Paul Speratus (13 December 1484 – 12 August 1551) was a Swabian Catholic priest who became a Protestant preacher, reformer and hymn-writer. In 1523, he helped Martin Luther to create the First Lutheran hymnal, published in 1524 and called Achtliederbuch.[1]

  1. ^ Julian, John (1892). A dictionary of hymnology: setting forth the origin and history of Christian hymns of all ages and nations. C. Scribner's Sons. pp. 1073–4.