Johann Wilhelm Baum, sometimes known as Jean Guillaume Baum (7 December 1809, in

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– 28 November 1878, in

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) was a German Protestant theologian, known for his studies involving the

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. From 1828 to 1833 he studied

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and theology at the Protestant seminary and at the theological faculty in Strasbourg. From 1847 onward, he served as a pastor at St. Thomas Church in Strasbourg. In 1860 he became a professor of ancient languages and literature at the Protestant seminary, where in 1864 he was named a professor of

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. In 1872 he was appointed professor of

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at the university.

Selected works

With August Eduard Cunitz and Édouard Guillaume Eugène Reuss, he was co-editor of a multi-volume work on the writings of

John Calvin John Calvin (; frm, Jehan Cauvin; french: link=no, Jean Calvin ; 10 July 150927 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system ...

, ''Ioannis Calvini Opera quae supersunt omnia'' (59 volumes, 1863–1900). His other published works include: * ''Franz Lambert von Avignon : nach seinen Schriften und den gleichzeitigen Quellen'' (1840) – Biography of Francis Lambert of

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. * ''Theodor Beza nach handschriftlichen quellen dargestellt'' (1843) – Biography of

Theodor Beza Theodore Beza ( la, Theodorus Beza; french: Théodore de Bèze or ''de Besze''; June 24, 1519 – October 13, 1605) was a French Calvinist Protestant theologian, reformer and scholar who played an important role in the Protestant Reformation ...

, from handwritten sources. * ''Capito und Butzer, Strassburgs Reformatoren'' (1860) –

Wolfgang Capito Wolfgang Fabricius Capito (also Koepfel) ( – November 1541) was a German Protestant reformer in the Calvinist tradition. His life and revolutionary work Capito was born circa 1478 to a smith at Hagenau in Alsace. He attended the famous Latin ...

and

Martin Bucer Martin Bucer ( early German: ''Martin Butzer''; 11 November 1491 – 28 February 1551) was a German Protestant reformer based in Strasbourg who influenced Lutheran, Calvinist, and Anglican doctrines and practices. Bucer was originally a me ...

, Strasbourg reformers. * ''Le sommaire de Guillaume Farel; réimprimé d'après l'édition de l'an 1534'' (1867) – Summary of

Guillaume Farel William Farel (1489 – 13 September 1565), Guilhem Farel or Guillaume Farel (), was a French evangelist, Protestant reformer and a founder of the Calvinist Church in the Principality of Neuchâtel, in the Republic of Geneva, and in Switzerland i ...

: reprinted from a 1534 edition. * ''Histoire ecclésiastique des églises réformées au royaume de France'' (with August Eduard Cunitz; 3 volumes, 1883–89) – Ecclesiastical history of Reformed churches in the Kingdom of France.Most widely held works by G Baum
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Baum, Johann Wilhelm 1809 births 1878 deaths People from Alzey-Worms University of Strasbourg alumni Academic staff of the University of Strasbourg 19th-century German Protestant theologians