Jakob Andreae (25 March 1528 – 7 January 1590) was a significant GermanLutheran theologian andProtestant Reformer involved in the drafting of major documents.
He was born inWaiblingen, in theDuchy of Württemberg; his father was a blacksmith.[1]
He studied at theUniversity of Tübingen from 1541.[2] He attended the diets ofRegensburg (1557) andAugsburg (1559), becameprofessor of theology in the University of Tübingen (1562), and provost of the church of St. George. He was active in Protestant discussions and movements, particularly in the adoption of a common declaration of faith by the two parties.
In 1573 he conducted with the help ofMartin Crusius a correspondence withPatriarch Jeremias II of Constantinople, to make contact on behalf of theLutheran Church with theEastern Orthodox Church.
In 1576, Elector Augustus officially entrusted him with the reform of the churches, schools and universities of Saxony.[3]
He was a signatory of the 1577Formula of Concord, and editor withMartin Chemnitz of the 1580Book of Concord.[4] In the latter part of his life he traveled in Bohemia and Germany, working for the consolidation of the Reformation, conferring with pastors, magistrates, and princes.
He attended the 1586 Mompelgard Colloquim, with himself andLucas Osiander the Elder representing the Lutheran side withTheodore Beza representing the Reformed side.[5] Another name for this event is theColloquy of Montbéliard. They discussed the doctrines of the Lord's Supper, the person of Christ, predestination, the use of pictures, and ceremonies.[6]
He was the author of more than 150 works, nearly all polemical and vigorously written, for the most part directed againstCalvinism.[7][8]
He died inTübingen, in the Duchy of Württemberg.
Andreae married twice - firstly to Anna Entringer in 1546, and after her death, he married Regina Schachner Brenzinger in 1585.[3]
He was the father of Johannes Andreae (1554-1601) and the grandfather ofJohann Valentin Andreae.[3]
His sister Margarethe was the mother ofPolykarp Leyser the Elder; she later married Lucas Osiander the Elder.[9]
