Johann Gerhard Oncken

Deceased Person

1800 – 1884

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Who was Johann Gerhard Oncken?

Johann Gerhard Oncken was a pioneer German Baptist preacher, variously referred to as the "Father of Continental Baptists", the "Father of German Baptists" and the "Apostle of European Baptists". Oncken, Gottfried Wilhelm Lehmann, and Julius Wilhelm Köbner were known as the Baptist cloverleaf. J. G. Oncken helped direct and guide the growth of Baptists throughout Germany and across much of Europe for half a century.

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Born
Jan 26, 1800
Varel
Nationality
  • Germany
Died
Jan 2, 1884
Zürich

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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