About Wilhelm Gass
Lived 1813 – 1889 (aged 75). Wilhelm Gass was a German theologian, university teacher, philosopher and catholic priest.
Friedrich Wilhelm Joachim Heinrich Gass (German: Gaß; November 28, 1813 – February 21, 1889) was a German theologian, born in Breslau. He was the son of theologian Joachim Christian Gass (1766–1831) and his wife Wilhelmine.
Biography He received his education in Breslau, Halle and Berlin, and as a student was influenced by the teachings of August Neander (1789–1850). He gained his PhD in 1837 and in 1846 he became an associate professor at the University of Breslau. Die Lehre vom Gewissen (1869) Symbolik der griechischen Kirche (1872)
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German theologian (1813–1889)
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Wilhelm Gass was born on 28 November 1813 in Wrocław.
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Wilhelm Gass died on 21 February 1889 in Heidelberg.
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Wilhelm Gass was a theologian, university teacher, philosopher and catholic priest.
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Wilhelm Gass was German.
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