Gottlieb (Georg) Nathanael Bonwetsch (5 February 1848 – 18 July 1925) was a Russian-born German Protestant

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. He was born in Norka, Saratov province in

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, where his father was

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. He studied theology in

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, then later in

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and

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. In 1878 he published a treatise on the writings of

Tertullian Tertullian (; la, Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus; 155 AD – 220 AD) was a prolific early Christian author from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa. He was the first Christian author to produce an extensive corpus of L ...

, titled ''Die Schriften Tertullians, nach der Zeit ihrer Abfassung untersucht''. In 1881 obtained his doctorate in theology and his first academic position was at Dorpat (1882). He became a full professor of

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at the

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in 1891.Bonwetsch, Gottlieb Nathanael
at Deutsche Biographie His main area of work was the history of

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involving the

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. He also made contributions to the critical edition and commentary on the works of

Methodius of Olympus Saint Methodius of Olympus ( el, Μεθόδιος) (died c. 311) was an early Christian bishop, ecclesiastical author, and martyr. Today, he is honored as a saint and Church Father; the Catholic Church commemorates his feast on June 20. Life F ...

and

Hippolytus of Rome Hippolytus of Rome (, ; c. 170 – c. 235 AD) was one of the most important second-third century Christian theologians, whose provenance, identity and corpus remain elusive to scholars and historians. Suggested communities include Rome, Palestin ...

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published works. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bonwetsch, Gottlieb Nathaniel 1848 births 1925 deaths 19th-century German Protestant theologians 20th-century German Protestant theologians Academic staff of the University of Göttingen Academic staff of the University of Tartu 19th-century German male writers 19th-century German writers German male non-fiction writers Members of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities