About Otto Weber
Lived 1902 – 1966 (aged 64). Otto Weber was a German theologian, university teacher and politician.
Otto Weber (; 4 June 1902 – 19 October 1966) was a German theologian.
Biography Weber was born in Mülheim, and studied at Bonn and Tübingen. In 1933, he joined the Nazi Party and was for a short time a member of the German Christians group. In 1934, Weber became professor at the University of Göttingen.
He opposed the witness of the Confessing Church, and after the war felt a strong sense of guilt for his involvement with Nazi Germany. Jürgen Moltmann describes him as an "expert teacher" and a "compelling preacher".
Weber died in St. Moritz.
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Who was Otto Weber?
German theologian (1902–1966)
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Otto Weber was born on 4 June 1902 in Mülheim.
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Otto Weber died on 19 October 1966 in St. Moritz.
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Otto Weber was a theologian, university teacher and politician.
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Otto Weber was German.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Otto Weber (theologian)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Otto Weber. https://biography.guide/otto-weber-theologian/
MLA: "Otto Weber." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/otto-weber-theologian/.
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