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'''Praetorius, Prätorius, Prætorius''' was the name of several musicians and scholars in [[Germany]].

In 16th and 17th century Germany it became a fashion for educated people named "[[Schulze]]," "[[Schultheiß]]," or "[[Richter (disambiguation)|Richter]]" (which means "judge"), to [[Latinisation of names|Latinise]] their names as "Praetorius," referring to a former official position called "[[Praetor]] urbanus."{{cn|date=July 2021}}

* [[Anton Praetorius]] (1560&ndash;1613), pastor, fighter against the persecution of witches and against torture
* [[Bartholomaeus Praetorius]] (c.1590&ndash;1623), composer and cornettist
* [[Christoph Praetorius]] (died 1609), composer, and uncle of Michael
* {{ill|Franz Praetorius|de}} (1847&ndash;1927), semitist and Hebraist
* [[Jacob Praetorius the Elder]] (c.1520&ndash;1586), composer and organist, and father of Hieronymus the Elder
** [[Hieronymus Praetorius]] the Elder (1560&ndash;1629), composer and organist, son of Jacob the Elder, father of Jacob, Hieronymus and Johann
*** [[Jacob Praetorius]] the Younger (1586&ndash;1651), composer, organist and teacher, son of Hieronymus the Elder, brother of Johann and Hieronymus
*** [[Hieronymus Praetorius (theologian)|Hieronymus Praetorius]] the Younger (1595–1651), clergyman, theologian, physicist and university professor, son of Hieronymus the Elder, brother of Jacob and Johann 
*** [[Johann Praetorius (composer)|Johann Praetorius]] (1595&ndash;1660), organist and composer; son of Hieronymus the Elder, brother of Jacob and Hieronymus
* [[Ida Praetorius]] (born 1993), Danish ballerina
* [[Johann Praetorius (musician)]] (1634&ndash;1705), educator, astronomer and musician
* [[Johannes Praetorius]] or Johann Richter (1537&ndash;1616), mathematician and astronomer
* [[Johannes Praetorius (writer)]] (1630–1680), writer and polymath, real name Hans Schultze
* [[Matthäus Prätorius]] (1635&ndash;1704), pastor, priest, historian, ethnographer
* [[Michael Praetorius]] (c.1571&ndash;1621), composer, music theorist, and organist
* [[Stephan Praetorius]] (1536&ndash;1603), theologian

==Other uses==
*"Praetorius (Courante)", a song by [[Blackmore’s Night]] from their 2001 album ''[[Fires at Midnight]]''
* [[Cary Grant]] plays Dr. Noah Praetorius in the film ''[[People Will Talk]]'' (1951), directed by [[Joseph_L._Mankiewicz|Joseph Mankiewicz]]).
*''[[Praetorius (film)|Praetorius]]'' (1965), West German film directed by [[Kurt Hoffmann]]

==See also==
*[[Pretorius]]
*[[Scultetus]]
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