Hieronymus Praetorius
German composer and organist of the late Renaissance and very early Baroque eras (born 10 August 1560 in Hamburg - died 27 January 1629 in Hamburg). He was the son of [a=Jacob Praetorius The Elder] and succeeded him as organist of [l329925] from 1586 to his death, but is unrelated to [a856233], though he met him in the Gröningen organ examination of 1596, alongside [a620734]. His son [a1970941] was also a composer and organist.