Nicolaus is a masculine given name. It is a Latin, Greek and German form of Nicholas. ^[1] Nicolaus may refer to:

Contents

• Other uses
• See also
• References

In science:

• Nicolaus Copernicus, a Polish astronomer who provided the first modern formulation of a heliocentric theory of the Solar System
• Nicolaus Otto (1832 – 1891), a German engineer

In mathematics:

• Nicolaus I Bernoulli, a Swiss mathematician
• Nicolaus II Bernoulli, a Swiss mathematician
• Nicolaus Rohlfs, an 18th-century German mathematics teacher who wrote astronomical calendars

In literature:

• Nicolaus Becker, a German lawyer and writer, the author of the Rheinlied
• Nicolaus of Damascus, a Greek historical and philosophical writer who lived in the Augustan age

In music:

• Nicolaus Bruhns, a German composer
• Nicolaus Zacharie, an Italian composer of the early Renaissance

In Christianity:

• Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf, a German religious and social reformer and bishop of the Moravian Church
• Nicolaus Taurellus, a 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, a German philologist

Other uses

• Nicolaus, California, a small town in the United States
• Nicolaus (leafhopper) , a genus of leafhoppers

See also

• Nicholas
• Nicholaus
• Nikolaus (given name)

References

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