- Praetorius
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", referring to former officials called "Praetor urbanus".*
Anton Praetorius (1560–1613), pastor, fighter against the persecution of witches and against torture
*Bartholomaeus Praetorius (c.1590–1623), composer and cornettist
*Christoph Praetorius (died 1609), composer, and uncle of Michael
*Franz Praetorius (1847–1927), semitist and Hebraist
*Hieronymus Praetorius (1560–1629), composer and organist
* Jacob Praetorius (c.1530–1586), composer and organist, and father of Hieronymus
*Jacob Praetorius (1586–1651), composer, organist and teacher, and son of Hieronymus
*Johannes Praetorius (1537–1616), mathematician and astronomer
*Johannes Praetorius (musician) (1595–1660), organist and composer; son of Hieronymus and brother of Jacob
*Matthäus Prätorius (1635–1704), pastor, priest, historian, ethnographer
*Michael Praetorius (c.1571–1621), composer, music theorist, and organist
*Stephan Praetorius (1536–1603), theologianOther uses
*"Praetorius (Courante)", a song by Blackmore’s Night from their 2001 album "
Fires at Midnight "ee also
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