Wilhelm Gass
Academic
1813 – 1889
Who was Wilhelm Gass?
Wilhelm Gass was a German theologian born in Breslau. He was the son of theologian Joachim Christian Gass.
He received his education in Breslau, Halle and Berlin, and as a student was influenced by the teachings of August Neander. In 1846 he became an associate professor at the University of Breslau, and during the following year relocated to Greifswald, where in 1855 he achieved the title of professor ordinarius. In 1862 he was appointed professor of systematic theology at the University of Giessen, and in 1868 moved to Heidelberg as a successor to Richard Rothe. He died in 1889 in Heidelberg
His theological work largely dealt with the history of Protestant dogmatics, studies of the Greek Church during the Middle Ages and the history of Christian ethics. Among his more important written works was the four-volume Geschichte der Lutherischen Dogmatik, and an 1846 book on Georgius Calixtus and syncretism called Georg Calixt und der Synkretismus. Other noted works by Wilhelm Gass include:
Beiträge zur kirchlichen Litteratur und Dogmengeschichte des griechischen Mittelalters
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- Born
- Nov 28, 1813
Wrocław - Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- Feb 21, 1889
Heidelberg
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on July 23, 2013
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