About Philipp Agricola
Lived 1501 – 1594 (aged 92–93). Philipp Agricola was a poet and writer.
Philipp Agricola (fl. 1571–1594) was a German poet and dramatist.
Agricola was born in Eisleben, and is assumed to have been the son of Johannes Agricola. He was in Berlin by 1571, where he wrote poetry and dramas about Brandenburg's ruling family; his drama Jüngste Gericht (1573) satirized the Junkers and court clergy. He was active in Berlin until at least 1594.
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German poet and dramatist
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Philipp Agricola was born in 1501 in Eisleben.
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Philipp Agricola died in 1594.
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Philipp Agricola was a poet and writer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Philipp Agricola. https://biography.guide/philipp-agricola/
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