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'''Martin Bucer''' (November 11, 1491–February 28, 1551) was a [[Protestant Reformation|Protestant Reformer]] and scholar who is best known for reconciling differing Reform groups and contributing to the development of various Protestant traditions.
==Early life==
Bucer was born on November 11, 1491 in the town of Schlettstadt, near [[Strasbourg]] in the German-speaking area of modern-day [[France]].<ref name="Reformation500">[http://reformation500.csl.edu/bio/martin-bucer/ Martin Bucer]. ''reformation500.csl.edu''. Retrieved December 22, 2016.</ref> Although from a very poor family (his father was a [[cobbler]]), Bucer was able to attend a prestigious [[Dominican Order|Dominican]]-led Latin school in Schlettstadt, in which he took to join in 1506.<ref name="Reformation500"/><ref>Trinterud, L.J. [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Bucer Martin Bucer]. ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved December 22, 2016.</ref> In 1516, Bucer transferred to [[Heidelberg]], in modern-day [[Germany]], to another Dominican institution for the purpose of continuing his education.<ref name="Reformation500"/> One of his professors there was [[Johannes Brenz]], who would also become a Reformer, and Bucer became influenced by [[Erasmus]] while there.<ref name="Reformation500"/>
==Further reading==
*Greschat, Martin. [https://books.google.com/books?id=LbNhllq9HkwC&source=gbs_navlinks_s ''Martin Bucer: A Reformer and His Times'']. (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2004).
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==Early life==
Bucer was born on November 11, 1491 in the town of Schlettstadt, near [[Strasbourg]] in the German-speaking area of modern-day [[France]].<ref name="Reformation500">[http://reformation500.csl.edu/bio/martin-bucer/ Martin Bucer]. ''reformation500.csl.edu''. Retrieved December 22, 2016.</ref> Although from a very poor family (his father was a [[cobbler]]), Bucer was able to attend a prestigious [[Dominican Order|Dominican]]-led Latin school in Schlettstadt, in which he took to join in 1506.<ref name="Reformation500"/><ref>Trinterud, L.J. [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Bucer Martin Bucer]. ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved December 22, 2016.</ref> In 1516, Bucer transferred to [[Heidelberg]], in modern-day [[Germany]], to another Dominican institution for the purpose of continuing his education.<ref name="Reformation500"/> One of his professors there was [[Johannes Brenz]], who would also become a Reformer, and Bucer became influenced by [[Erasmus]] while there.<ref name="Reformation500"/>
==Further reading==
*Greschat, Martin. [https://books.google.com/books?id=LbNhllq9HkwC&source=gbs_navlinks_s ''Martin Bucer: A Reformer and His Times'']. (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2004).
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bucer, Martin}}
[[Category:German People]]
[[Category:Protestantism]]
[[Category:Christian History]]
[[Category:Theologians]]
[[Category:Christians]]
[[Category:Reformation]]