Osiander family

Osiander was the name of a family of German Lutheran scholars and theologians: * Andreas Osiander (1498–1552), protestant reformer * Lucas Osiander the Elder (1534–1604), son of Andreas Osiander, theologian * Andreas Osiander II (1562–1617), eldest son of Lucas Osiander the Elder, professor of theology, abbot of Adelberg * Lucas Osiander the Younger (1571–1638), son of Lucas Osiander the Elder, superintendent, abbot of Bebenhausen, chancellor of the University of Tübingen * Johann Adam Osiander (1622–1697), nephew of the two next preceding, professor of theology, chancellor of the University of Tübingen * Johannes Osiander (1657–1724), son of Johann Adam Osiander, professor, abbot of Königsbronn, abbot of Hirsau, director of the consistorium * Johann Rudolf Osiander (1689–1725), son of Johannes Osiander, professor of theology * Johann Ernst Osiander (1792–1870), Biblical scholar Provided by Wikipedia