Johann Wigand

Johann Wigand (Latin: Jo(h)annes Wigandus; c. 1523 – 21 October 1587) was a German Lutheran cleric, Protestant reformer and theologian.

[1][2] Johann Wigand was born at Mansfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

From 1538, Wigand studied at University of Wittenberg, attending lectures by Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon.

Johann Wigand, together with nearly 100 pastors, including Tilemann Heshusius, were forced to leave the territory.

In 1575, Wigand became Bishop of Pomesania, a post he held until his death in 1587.