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Karl August Traugott Vogt

1808 – 1869

German church historian and theologian

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Lived 1808 – 1869 (aged 60). Karl August Traugott Vogt was a German church historian, theologian, university teacher and lutheran theologian.

Karl August Traugott Vogt, name sometimes given as Carl Vogt (15 March 1808 – 22 January 1869) was a German Protestant theologian. He was the father of philologist Friedrich Vogt (1851–1923).

Vogt was born in Wittenberg. In 1830 he obtained his habilitation at the University of Berlin, where he later became an associate professor of church history and practical theology. During his time spent in Berlin, he gave sermons at the Trinity Church. In 1837 he relocated as a full professor to the University of Greifswald, where on three occasions he served as university rector (1846/47, 1855/56 and 1862/63). In Greifswald, he also served as an ecclesiastical superintendent and as a member of the Consistory. With Anton Friedrich Ludwig Pelt and Georg Friedrich Heinrich Rheinwald, he edited the Homiliarum Patristicum.

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University of Greifswald, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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Who was Karl August Traugott Vogt?

German church historian and theologian (1808-1869)

When was Karl August Traugott Vogt born?

Karl August Traugott Vogt was born on 15 March 1808 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.

When did Karl August Traugott Vogt die?

Karl August Traugott Vogt died on 22 January 1869 in Greifswald.

What was Karl August Traugott Vogt's occupation?

Karl August Traugott Vogt was a church historian, theologian, university teacher and lutheran theologian.

What nationality was Karl August Traugott Vogt?

Karl August Traugott Vogt was German.

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· Wikipedia: Karl August Traugott Vogt

· Wikidata: Q1312240

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