Philipp Melanchthon masanin tauhidin Jamus ne, ɗan adam, kuma masani wanda ya rayu a ƙarni na 16. Ya kasance aboki na kud da kud kuma mai haɗin gwiwa na Martin Luther kuma ya taka muhimmiyar rawa a cikin Gyaran Furotesta. Sunan "Melanchthon" sunan mahaifi ne da aka samo daga Girkanci ma'ana "baƙar ƙasa" ko "baƙar ƙasa".
