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Caspar Olevian (1536-1587), Reformed theologian in Germany active as Calvinist leader, at Heidelberg 1560-1576, at Berlenburg 1576-1584, and at Herborn 1584-1587. He was coauthor of the Heidelberg <em>[[Catechism|Catechism]]</em> (1563), and active in the introduction of Reformed doctrine, polity, and discipline in the [[Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Palatinate]] and [[Wittgenstein (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)|Wittgenstein]].
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