Born: November 10, 1483, Eisleben, Germany.
Died: February 18, 1546, Eisleben, Germany.
Buried: Schlosskirche, Wittenberg, Germany.
Luther was the son of Hans Luder (or Ludher, later Luther) and Margarethe Lindemann, and husband of Katharina von Bora.
He began the Protestant Reformation in 1517, and the Lutheran denomination bears his name to this day. In addition to being a reformer, he was active in church music.