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

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
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In Germany of the 16th and 17th centuries it became a fashion that educated people named "Schulze
Schulze

Schulze is a common Germany Family_name. It may refer to:* August Schulze, Operation Paperclip* Edmund Schulze , German organ builder, or four previous generations of his family in the same profession...
" or "Schultheiß
Schultheiß

In medieval Germany, the Schulthei? was the head of a municipality , a Vogt or an executive official of the ruler.As official it was his duty to order his assigned village or county to pay the taxes and perform the services due to the ruler....
" or "Richter
Richter

Richter can refer to the Richter magnitude scale, a scale measuring the strength of earthquakes....
", which means "judge", put their name into the Latin language as "Praetorius", referring to former officials called "Praetor
Praetor

Praetor was a Title#Titles_for_heads_of_state granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities: the commander of an army, either before it was mustered or more typically in the field, or an elected Magistratus assigned duties that varied depending on the historical period....
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Praetorius, Prätorius, Prætorius was the name of several musicians and scholars in Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
.

In Germany of the 16th and 17th centuries it became a fashion that educated people named "Schulze
Schulze

Schulze is a common Germany Family_name. It may refer to:* August Schulze, Operation Paperclip* Edmund Schulze , German organ builder, or four previous generations of his family in the same profession...
" or "Schultheiß
Schultheiß

In medieval Germany, the Schulthei? was the head of a municipality , a Vogt or an executive official of the ruler.As official it was his duty to order his assigned village or county to pay the taxes and perform the services due to the ruler....
" or "Richter
Richter

Richter can refer to the Richter magnitude scale, a scale measuring the strength of earthquakes....
", which means "judge", put their name into the Latin language as "Praetorius", referring to former officials called "Praetor
Praetor

Praetor was a Title#Titles_for_heads_of_state granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities: the commander of an army, either before it was mustered or more typically in the field, or an elected Magistratus assigned duties that varied depending on the historical period....
 urbanus".

  • Anton Praetorius
    Anton Praetorius

    Anton Praetorius was a Germany Calvinism pastor who spoke out against the persecution of witches and against torture....
     (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
    Hieronymus Praetorius

    Hieronymus Praetorius was a north Germany composer and organ of the late Renaissance music and very early Baroque music eras. He was not related to the much more famous Michael Praetorius, though the Praetorius family had many distinguished musicians throughout the 16th and 17th centuries....
     (1560–1629), composer and organist
  • Jacob Praetorius (c.1530–1586), composer and organist, and father of Hieronymus
  • Jacob Praetorius
    Jacob Praetorius

    Jacob Praetorius , was a German people Baroque composer and organist, and the son of Hieronymus Praetorius. His grandfather, the father of Hieronymus, was also named Jacob Praetorius , and was also a composer....
     (1586–1651), composer, organist and teacher, and son of Hieronymus
  • Johannes Praetorius
    Johannes Praetorius

    Johann Richter or Johannes Praetorius was a Germany mathematician and astronomer....
     (1537–1616), mathematician and astronomer
  • Johannes Praetorius (musician) (1595–1660), organist and composer; son of Hieronymus and brother of Jacob
  • Matthäus Prätorius
    Matthäus Prätorius

    Matth?us Pr?torius was a Protestant pastor, later a Roman-Catholic priest, a historian and ethnographer.He probably grew up speaking both German language and Lithuanian language, which helped him when preaching to the Prussian Lithuanians in Ducal Prussia....
     (1635–1704), pastor, priest, historian, ethnographer
  • Michael Praetorius
    Michael Praetorius

    Michael Praetorius was a German composer, organ , and writer about music. He was one of the most versatile composers of his age, being particularly significant in the development of musical forms based on Protestant Reformation hymns....
     (c.1571–1621), composer, music theorist, and organist
  • Stephan Praetorius (1536–1603), theologian


Other uses


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

    Fires at Midnight is a Blackmore's Night album released on July 10, 2001 through Steamhammer US....


See also

  • Pretorius
    Pretorius

    Pretorius may mean:*Andr? Pretorius, South African rugby player*Andries Pretorius , Boer leader*Marthinus Wessel Pretorius , his son, first president of the South African Republic: a Boer republic also often known as the Transvaal Republic...