In science:

• Nicolaus Copernicus, astronomer who provided the first modern formulation of a heliocentric theory of the solar system

In mathematics:

• Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician
• Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician
• Nicolaus Rohlfs, 18th century German mathematics teacher who wrote astronomical calendars

In literature:

• Nicolaus Becker, author of the Rheinlied
• Nicolaus of Damascus, Greek historical and philosophical writer who lived in the Augustan age

In music:

• Nicolaus Bruhns, Baroque composer
• Nicolaus Zacharie, Italian composer of the early Renaissance

In Christianity:

• Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf, German religious and social reformer and bishop of the Moravian Church
• Nicolaus Taurellus, German philosopher and theologian

In other fields:

• Nicolaus Delius, German philologist
• Nicolaus Rossini, Polish painter killed by Nazis during World War II

Other uses

• Nicolaus, California, a small town in the United States

See also

• Nicholas