Ursula Niebuhr

Deceased Person

1908 – 1997

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Who was Ursula Niebuhr?

Ursula Mary Niebuhr was an American academic and theologian. She was the founder and longtime head of the Department of Religion at Barnard College in New York City.

Although known as an American, she was born in Southampton, England. After graduation from the University of Oxford with double Firsts in history and theology, she became the first woman to win a fellowship to the Union Theological Seminary in New York.

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Born
1908
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Education
  • University of Oxford
Died
Jan 10, 1997

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on July 23, 2013

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