Heinrich Bullinger

Heinrich Bullinger (1504–1575) was a Swiss Reformer, born at Bremgarten in Aargau. Studying at Cologne, he accepted Reformation teaching through the Bible and Luther's works. From 1523 he taught and preached at Kappel Abbey, where he introduced systematic Bible study.

Following Zwingli's death at Kappel in 1531, Bullinger succeeded him as the leading pastor of the Church of Zürich, holding the office for more than forty years.

He helped draft the First Helvetic Confession in 1536, joined John Calvin in a 1549 agreement on the Lord's Supper, and shaped the Second Helvetic Confession of 1566. He died at Zürich in 1575.