Nikolaus Selnecker
German musician and theologian
Nikolaus Selnecker was a German musician, theologian and Protestant reformer. He is now known mainly as a hymn writer. He is also known as one of the principal authors of the Formula of Concord along with Jakob Andreä and Martin Chemnitz. Wikipedia
Born: December 5, 1532, Hersbruck, Germany
Died: May 24, 1592 (age 59 years), Leipzig, Germany
Children: Nikolaus Selnecker
Education: Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Parents: Georg Selnecker