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Theodor Friedrich Stange

1742 – 1831

German theologian and high school principal

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Lived 1742 – 1831 (aged 88). Theodor Friedrich Stange was a German theologian, secondary school teacher, classical philologist, church historian and pedagogue.

Theodor Friedrich Stange (1 November 1742, Osternienburg – 10 June 1831, Halle an der Saale) was a German Protestant theologian and educator.

He served as rector at the Reformed gymnasiums in Düsseldorf (from 1770) and Köthen, and in 1781 was named director of the gymnasium in Hamm. In 1789 he was appointed professor of church history at the Reformed gymnasium in Halle. In 1804 he became an associate professor at the University of Halle, where in 1828 he attained a full professorship.

Works Stange is largely known for his studies involving Old Testament exegesis. From 1802 to 1805, he issued his main work, "Theologische Symmika", in three volumes.

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Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

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Who was Theodor Friedrich Stange?

German theologian and high school principal (1742-1831)

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Theodor Friedrich Stange was born on 1 November 1742 in Osternienburg.

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Theodor Friedrich Stange died on 10 June 1831 in Halle (Saale).

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Theodor Friedrich Stange was a theologian, secondary school teacher, classical philologist, church historian and pedagogue.

What nationality was Theodor Friedrich Stange?

Theodor Friedrich Stange was German.

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· Wikipedia: Theodor Friedrich Stange

· Wikidata: Q18210411

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