Christoph von Scheurl

Christoph von Scheurl (also: Christoph Scheurl; 11 November 1481 – 14 June 1542) was a German jurist, diplomat and humanist who became famous for arranging a humanistic friendship between Johann Eck and Martin Luther.
Von Scheurl was born in Nuernberg. He was among the first people to have Luther's 95 theses printed and distributed.

Works (selected)

• De rebus gestis Alberti Ducis Saxioniae
• De Vita Ant. Cressenis
• Tractatus de sacerdorum & ecclesiasticarum rerum praestantia, Leipzig 1511
• Lib. De laudibus Germaniae & Ducum Saxoniae, Leipzig 1508
• Epist. Ad Charit. Pirckhameram, Nuernberg 1513
• Epist. Ad Charit. Pirckhameram, Nuernberg 1513
• Epist. Ad Staupitium de statu sive regimine reipubl. Noricae
• Epist. Ad Petr. Bernstein, 1580