Hans Konrad von Orelli

Who was Hans Konrad von Orelli?

Hans Konrad von Orelli was a Swiss theologian. He was born in Zurich and educated at Lausanne, Zurich and Erlangen. He also visited Tübingen for theology and Leipzig for oriental languages. In 1869 he was appointed preacher at the orphan house, Zurich, and in 1871 Privatdozent at the university. In 1873 he went to Basel as professor extraordinarius of theology, becoming ordinary professor in 1881. His chief work is on the Old Testament; in addition to commentaries on Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and the Twelve Prophets, most of which have been translated, he wrote Die alttestamentliche Weissagung wn der Vollendung des Goltesreiches, Die himmlischen Heerschaaren, and a journal of Palestinian travel, Durchs Heilige Land.

He died in Basel in 1912.