Frédéric Auguste Lichtenberger

Frédéric Auguste Lichtenberger (born in Strassburg in 1832; died 1899) was a French theologian.

Biography

He obtained his degree in theology, and was made professor at the University of Strasbourg (1864). In 1877 he was appointed professor in the newly founded Protestant faculty at Paris, of which he also became dean. In 1896, he received a D.D. from the University of Glasgow.[1]

Works

Among his written efforts is the "History of German theology in the nineteenth century" (published in English in 1889). Other published works include:

Family

His son André Lichtenberger was a noted French novelist and sociologist. Another son, Henri Lichtenberger (1864-1941), founded the modern school of German studies (German: Germanistik) in France.

Notes

  1. "Biography of Frederic Auguste Lichtenberger". universitystory.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2011.

References

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