Overcoming borders Home > Exhibitions > Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560)1 / 13Progress in the exhibition1/13Back to the exhibitionsFollowing note Philipp Melanchthon Interview of Albert de Lange, creator of the exhibitionThe importance of Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560) for Europe. Progress in the exhibition1/13Back to the exhibitionsFollowing note Philipp MelanchthonBibliography Sites www.melanchthon.com | LinkAssociated notes Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560) Melanchton was a humanist and a theologian who adapted Luther’s ideas. His attempts to reconcile the different reformation trends failed. The Melanchthon House in Bretten (Germany) The great humanist and famous reformer Philipp Melanchthon, born in Bretten in 1497, was an intimate friend and collaborator, of Luther. A museum in Bretten bears his name, it was...