About Adolf Wuttke
Lived 1819 – 1870 (aged 50). Adolf Wuttke was a German theologian, university teacher, writer, politician and philosopher of religion.
Karl Friedrich Adolf Wuttke (10 November 181912 April 1870) was a German Protestant theologian.
Biography He was born in Breslau (Wrocław). He studied theology at Breslau, Berlin and Halle, where he eventually became professor ordinarius.
Works He is known as the author of a treatise on Christian ethics (Handbuch der christlichen Sittenlehre, 1860-1863) and works on heathen religion (Die Geschichte des Heidentums, 1851-1853) and superstition (Der deutsche Volksaberglaube der Gegenwart, 1865).
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Who was Adolf Wuttke?
German Protestant theologian (1819–1870)
When was Adolf Wuttke born?
Adolf Wuttke was born on 10 November 1819 in Wrocław.
When did Adolf Wuttke die?
Adolf Wuttke died on 12 April 1870 in Halle (Saale).
What was Adolf Wuttke's occupation?
Adolf Wuttke was a theologian, university teacher, writer, politician and philosopher of religion.
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Adolf Wuttke was German.
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