Praetorius

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Praetorius, Prätorius, Prætorius was the name of several musicians and scholars in Germany.

In Germany of the 16th and 17th centuries it became a fashion that educated people named "Schulze" or "Schultheiß" or "Richter", which means "judge", put their name into the Latin language as "Praetorius", refering to former officials called "Praetor urbanus".

  • Anton Praetorius (1560–1613), protestant pastor, fighter against the persecution of witches and against torture.
  • Johannes Praetorius (1537-1616) (de:Johann Richter), mathematician and astronomer
  • Bartholomaeus Praetorius (c.1590;–3 August 1623), composer and cornettist.
  • Matthäus Prätorius (1635–1704), Prussian Protestant pastor, Catholic priest, historian, ethnographer
  • Michael Praetorius (c.1571–1621), composer, music theorist, and organist, was the most famous member of the family.
  • Hieronymus Praetorius (1560–1629), composer and organist. He was not related to Michael.
  • Jacob Praetorius (c.1530–1586), composer and organist, was the father of Hieronymus.
  • Jacob Praetorius (1586–1651), composer, organist and teacher, was the son of Hieronymus.
  • Christoph Praetorius (died 1609), composer, was the uncle of Michael.
  • Franz Praetorius (1847-1927), semitist and hebraist.

[edit] Other uses

  • "Praetorius (Courante)", a song by Blackmore’s Night from their 2001 album Fires at Midnight

[edit] See also

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