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Friedrich August Berthold Nitzsch

1832 – 1898

German Protestant theologian

Protestant theologian University teacher

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About Friedrich August Berthold Nitzsch

Lived 1832 – 1898 (aged 66). Friedrich August Berthold Nitzsch was a German protestant theologian and university teacher.

Friedrich August Berthold Nitzsch (19 February 1832, Bonn – 21 December 1898, Kiel) was a German theologian.

The son of Karl Immanuel Nitzsch, he became professor ordinarius of theology at Gießen in 1868 and at Kiel in 1872. He was the author of Das System des Boethius ("The system of Boethius"; 1860) and Grundriss der christlichen Dogmengeschichte, t. I, Die patristische Periode ("Outline on the Christian history of dogma, part 1: The patrician era"; 1870), amongst other texts.

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Important facts

Born

19 February 1832, Bonn

Birth century

19th century

Died

21 December 1898, Kiel

Occupation

Protestant theologian, university teacher

Nationality

Kingdom of Prussia

Education

Friedrich-Wilhelms-Gymnasium, Frederick William University Berlin, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, University of Bonn

Positions held

Rector, Professor, Ecclesiastical councillor

Employers

Kiel University, University of Giessen

People in Friedrich August Berthold Nitzsch's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Karl Immanuel Nitzsch

1787 – 1868

Theologian

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Friedrich August Berthold Nitzsch's

Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky

1792 – 1856

Mathematician

Roderick Murchison, 1st Baronet

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German Protestant theologian (1832-1898)

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Friedrich August Berthold Nitzsch was born on 19 February 1832 in Bonn.

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Friedrich August Berthold Nitzsch died on 21 December 1898 in Kiel.

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Friedrich August Berthold Nitzsch was a protestant theologian and university teacher.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Friedrich August Berthold Nitzsch

· Wikidata: Q89674

· DBpedia: Friedrich August Berthold Nitzsch

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