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[[File:Martin Bucer.png|300px|thumb|Martin Bucer]]

[[File:Martin Bucer.png|300px|thumb|Martin Bucer]]

'''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.

'''Martin Bucer''' (November 11, 1491–February 28, 1551) was a [[Protestant Reformation|Protestant Reformer]], scholar and pastor who is best known for reconciling differing Reform groups and contributing to the development of various [[Protestant]] traditions.

While Bucer is not well known in comparison to other major Reformers, he is arguably one of the most influential of them.<ref name="Reformation500"/> He played a large and positive role in the spreading Reformation across Europe despite the many compromises he made during his career in an attempt to unite [[Christians]] across [[Europe]].<ref name="Reformation500"/>

While Bucer is not well known in comparison to other major Reformers, he is arguably one of the most influential of them.<ref name="Reformation500"/> He played a large and positive role in the spreading Reformation across Europe despite the many compromises he made during his career in an attempt to unite [[Christians]] across [[Europe]].<ref name="Reformation500"/>