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Martin Brecht

1932 – 2021

German historian

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Lived 1932 – 2021 (aged 89). Martin Brecht was a German church historian, university teacher, biographer and protestant theologian.

Martin Brecht (6 March 1932 – 23 July 2021) was a German Church historian who was professor emeritus of the University of Münster, Westphalia. Until his retirement in 1997 at age 65, he served as head of the Department of Medieval and Modern Church History of the Evangelical Theological Faculty of the university.

Brecht was author of a three volume comprehensive biography of Martin Luther, published in German, 1981–1987 and of many publications on German pietism. M. Eugene Osterhaven of Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan said, about Brecht's contribution to theological studies, "Martin Brecht has an established reputation, and his thorough work on Luther is definitive, even though it lacks the crisp literary style of the monographs on Luther of Roland Bainton or Heiko Oberman."

Brecht died on 23 July 2021, at the age of 89.

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University of Tübingen
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University of Tübingen, University of Münster

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Who was Martin Brecht?

German historian (1932–2021)

When was Martin Brecht born?

Martin Brecht was born on 6 March 1932 in Nagold.

When did Martin Brecht die?

Martin Brecht died on 23 July 2021 in Münster.

What was Martin Brecht's occupation?

Martin Brecht was a church historian, university teacher, biographer and protestant theologian.

What nationality was Martin Brecht?

Martin Brecht was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Martin Brecht

· Wikidata: Q1903496

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