Georg Heinrici

George Heinrici
Born 14 March 1844 (1844-03-14)
Karkeln
Died 29 September 1915 (1915-09-30) (aged 71)
Leipzig
Other names Heinrici, Carl Friedrich Georg
Occupation German Lutheran theologian

Carl Friedrich Georg Heinrici (14 March 1844, Karkeln in East Prussia – 29 September 1915, Leipzig) was a German Protestant theologian best known for his studies involving the relationship of early Christianity with its Greek environment.

Biography

From 1862 to 1867 he studied theology and philosophy at the universities of Halle-Wittenberg and Berlin. In 1873 he became an associate professor of New Testament exegesis at the University of Marburg, where during the following year, he attained a full professorship. In 1892 he succeeded Theodor Zahn as professor of New Testament exegesis at the University of Leipzig, where in 1911/12 he served as rector. From 1892 to 1914 he was director of the Neutestamentarisch-exegetischen Seminar at Leipzig.[1][2]

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