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Otto Ritschl

1860 – 1944

German theologian

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About Otto Ritschl

Lived 1860 – 1944 (aged 84). Otto Ritschl was a university teacher and protestant theologian.

Otto Karl Albrecht Ritschl (26 June 1860 in Bonn – 28 September 1944 in Bonn) was a German theologian, the son of Albrecht Ritschl.

After studying at Göttingen, Bonn and Giessen, he became professor at Kiel (extraordinarius) in 1889 and afterwards at Bonn (extraordinarius 1894; ordinarius 1897). He published, among other works, Schleiermachers Stellung zum Christentum in seinen Reden über die Religion (1888), and a Life of his father (2 vols, 1829–96).

Selected works Cyprian von Karthago und die Verfassung der Kirche. Eine kirchengeschichtliche und kirchenrechtliche Untersuchung Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1885. Albrecht Ritschls Leben (2 voll., Freiburg i.B.: J.C.B. Mohr, 1892-1896). Dogmengeschichte des Protestantismus. Grundlagen und Grundzüge der theologischen Gedenken- und Lehrbildung in den protestantischen Kirchen Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs, 1908–27. System und systematische Methode in der Geschichte des wissenschaftlichen Sprachgebrauchs und der philosophischen Methodologie Bonn: Carl Georgi, Universitats-Buchdruckerei und Verlag, 1906.

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Birth century
Nationality
German Reich
Education
University of Göttingen, University of Bonn, University of Giessen
Employers
University of Bonn, Kiel University, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Also known as
Otto Karl Albrecht Ritschl

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Who was Otto Ritschl?

German theologian (1860-1944)

When was Otto Ritschl born?

Otto Ritschl was born on 26 June 1860 in Bonn.

When did Otto Ritschl die?

Otto Ritschl died on 28 September 1944 in Bonn.

What was Otto Ritschl's occupation?

Otto Ritschl was a university teacher and protestant theologian.

What nationality was Otto Ritschl?

Otto Ritschl's recorded nationality: German Reich.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Otto Ritschl

· Wikidata: Q6073773

· DBpedia: Otto Ritschl

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