Kempis

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Kempis is the name or surname of the following people:

  • Maximilian von Kempis (1757–1823), Elector of Cologne politician and mayor of the city of Cologne
  • Nicolaus à Kempis (* around 1600–1676), Dutch-Belgian organist and composer
  • Stefan von Kempis (* 1970), German journalist, head of the German-language editorial team at Vatican News
  • Thomas a Kempis (lat. Thomas von Kempen ) (* around 1380 as Thomas Hemerken [Hämmerlein] ; † 1471) Augustinian canon and mystic