Simon Grynaeus (born Simon Griner; 1493 - 1 August 1541) was a German scholar and theologian of the Protestant Reformation.

Biography

Grynaeus was the son of Jacob Gryner, a Swabian peasant, and was born at Veringendorf, in Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. He adopted the name "Grynaeus" from the epithet of Apollo