Johann Georg Veit Engelhardt (November 12, 1791 – September 13, 1855), a

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Protestant

theologian Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

Life

He was born at Neustadt-on-the-Aisch. He and was educated at

Erlangen Erlangen (; East Franconian: ''Erlang'', Bavarian: ''Erlanga'') is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the administrative district Erlangen-Höchstadt (former administrative district Erlangen), and with 116,062 inhab ...

, where he afterwards taught in the gymnasium (1817), and became professor of theology in the university (1821). During the years 1845, 1847 and 1848 was the representative of his university in the diet at Munich.

Works

His two great works were a ''Handbuch der Kirchengeschichte'' in 4 volumes (1833-1834), and a ''Dogmengeschichte'' in 2 volumes, (1839). Other works included a translation of the writings ascribed to

Dionysius the Areopagite Dionysius the Areopagite (; grc-gre, Διονύσιος ὁ Ἀρεοπαγίτης ''Dionysios ho Areopagitēs'') was an Athenian judge at the Areopagus Court in Athens, who lived in the first century. A convert to Christianity, he is venerate ...

and ''Richard von St. Victor und Johannes Ruysbroek'' (referring to

Richard of Saint Victor Richard of Saint Victor (died 1173) was a Medieval Scottish philosopher and theologian and one of the most influential religious thinkers of his time. A canon regular, he was a prominent mystical theologian, and was prior of the famous Augustin ...

and

John of Ruusbroec John van Ruysbroeck, original Flemish name Jan van Ruusbroec () (1293 or 1294 – 2 December 1381) was an Augustinian canon and one of the most important of the Flemish mystics. Some of his main literary works include ''The Kingdom of the Di ...

; 1838). He died at Erlangen on September 13, 1855.

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* 1791 births 1855 deaths 19th-century German Protestant theologians People from Erlangen University of Erlangen-Nuremberg alumni Academic staff of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg German male non-fiction writers 19th-century male writers {{Germany-christian-theologian-stub