Nikolaus Gerbel

Nikolaus Gerbel (or Gerbellius) (c. 1485 – 1560) was a German humanist, jurist and doctor of both laws.

Nikolaus Gerbel was part of a circle of literary men living in Strasbourg.

He is notable for his friendship with Martin Luther, his correspondence with Erasmus and Melanchthon and his support to Johann Reuchlin in the Pfefferkorn-Reuchlin Controversy.

He published several works in ancient Greek geography (Descriptio Graeciae) and Roman history.

Gerbel's Nouum Testamentum graece was the first printed Greek text without parallel Latin translation.