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Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθιας, in origin similar to Matthew. See also: All pages beginning with "Matthias"

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People

Notable people named Matthias include the following:

In religion:

  • Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot
  • Matthias of Trakai, Lithuanian clergyman, bishop of Samogitia and of Vilnius
  • Matthias Flacius, Lutheran reformer
  • Matthias the Prophet, see Robert Matthews (religious impostor) Claimed to be the reincarnation of the original Matthias during the Second Great Awakening

    • In the arts:

  • Matthias Grünewald, highly regarded painter from the German Renaissance
  • Matthías Jochumsson, Icelandic poet
  • Matthias Lechner, German film art director
  • Matthias Schoenaerts, Belgian actor

    • In nobility:

  • Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, King of Hungary
  • Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor-elect of the Holy Roman Empire (Habsburg dynasty)

    • In music:

  • Matthias Jabs, German guitarist and songwriter
  • Matthias Menck, German audio engineer, electronic music producer and DJ
  • Matthias Paul, German Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and producer known by his stage name Paul van Dyk
  • Matthias Weckmann, North German musician and composer of the Baroque period

    • Other:

  • Matthias Ephlias, paternal ancestor of the Roman Jewish Historian Josephus
  • Mattias Ekström, Swedish racing driver
  • Matthias Curtus, paternal great-grandfather of the Roman Jewish Historian Josephus
  • Matthias, father of the Roman Jewish Historian Josephus
  • Matthias, brother of the Roman Jewish Historian Josephus
  • F. Matthias Alexander, Australian actor who developed the educational process that is today called the Alexander Technique
  • Matthias Fekl (born 1977), French politician
  • Matthias Felleisen, programming languages researcher
  • Matthias Platzeck, German politician
  • Matthias Sammer, former German football (soccer) player who is now a head coach
  • Matthias, a character in Brian Jacques's Redwall series
  • Matthias Jakob Schleiden, a German botanist and co-founder of the cell theory
  • Matthias Ettrich, founder of KDE and LyX
  • Matthias Frings, German writer and journalist
  • Matthias Goossen, Canadian football player
  • Matthias Pfenninger, Swiss artist

    • Cognates

    The following forenames are related to the English forename Matthias:

  • Belarusian: Мацей (Maciej)
  • Catalan: Mateu
  • Croatian: Matija
  • Czech: Matyáš, Matěj
  • Danish: Mathias, Matthias, Matias
  • Dutch: Matthias, Mathijs, Matthijs
  • English: Matthias, Matthew, Matt
  • Estonian: Mattias
  • Finnish: Matias, Matti
  • French: Mathias, Matthias, Matthis
  • Gaelic: Maitias
  • Georgian: Mate (მათე)
  • German, Danish: Mathias, Matthias
  • Hungarian: Mátyás
  • Icelandic: Matthías
  • Italian: Mattia
  • Latin: Matthias
  • Latvian: Matejs, Matīss
  • Lithuanian: Motiejus, Matt
  • Norwegian: Mathias, Matthias, Matias
  • Spanish: Matías
  • Slovak: Matej
  • Polish: Mateusz, Maciej
  • Portuguese: Matias (current spelling), Mathias (archaic spelling)
  • Romanian: Matia
  • Russian: Матвей (Матфей)
  • Serbian: Матија (Matiya)
  • Slovenian: Matija, Matijaž
  • Swedish: Mattias, Mathias, Mattis, Mats, Matias
  • Welsh: Mathew, Matheus

    • References

    Matthias Wikipedia
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