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<span>Willibald Pirkheimer (1470-1530), a Humanist, one of the outstanding leaders in the active intellectual and religious life of [[Nürnberg (Freistaat Bayern, Germany)|Nürnberg]], Germany. At the beginning of the [[Reformation, Protestant|Reformation]] he sided with[[Luther, Martin (1483-1546)| Luther]], but in 1524 returned to the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church]]. When [[Denck, Hans (ca. 1500-1527)|Hans Denck]] was made rector of the school of St. Sebaldus upon recommendation of [[Oecolampadius, Johannes (1482-1531)|Oecolampadius]], he must certainly have come in contact with Pirkheimer. There is no information on the matter. In Denck's dispute with [[Osiander, Andreas (1498-1552)|Andreas Osiander]], Pirkheimer took the latter's side. He wrote an unfavorable opinion concerning Denck to [[Basel (Switzerland)|Basel]]. Oecolampadius wrote two letters to Pirkheimer, 26 February and 25 April<span>  </span>1525, to defend his recommendation of Denck to the rectorate of the school of St. Sebaldus. </span>
= Bibliography =
<span>Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. </span><em><span>Mennonitisches Lexikon</span></em><span>. Frankfurt &amp; Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967:</span> <span>III, 375.</span>

<span>Staehelin, Ernst . <em>Briefe und Akten zum Leben Oekolampads. </em>Leipzig, 1927: 359, 364 f. </span>
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