Christoph von Scheurl

Christoph von Scheurl, portrait by Cranach the Elder
Plaque to Christoph Scheurl, quadrangle of Wittenberg University
Albrecht Dürer: Crest of the Scheurl and Tucher von Simmelsdorf families, c. 1512

Christoph Scheurl or von Scheurl (11 November 1481 – 14 June 1542) was a German jurist, diplomat and humanist who became famous for arranging a humanistic friendship between Johann Eck and Martin Luther.


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