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Volrath Vogt (14 February 1817 – 19 July 1889) was a Danish-born, Norwegian
Volrath Vogt (14 February 1817 – 19 July 1889) was a Danish-born, Norwegian 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 ...
, educator and author.
Today he is most known for his biblical
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stories for schoolchildren.
Vogt was born in the village of Reerslev near Roskilde
Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 51,916 (), the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative ...
, Denmark
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, song_type = National and royal anthem
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. He was the son of Johan Nilsen Vogt (1783–1859) and Henriette Elisabeth Lorenzina Juhl (1790–1846). He grew up at Tune in Christiania (modern Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
), Norway, where his father was a Church of Norway
The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...
vicar and later provost. He earned his cand.theol.
Candidatus theologiæ (male), Candidata theologiæ (female), abbreviated cand. theol. is an academic degree with a long tradition, awarded after a six-year higher education in theology in Iceland, Denmark, and Norway. In Norway, the title has re ...
in 1838.
He was a teacher at the Christiania Cathedral School for fifty years (1839 to 1889). Vogt taught in religion, geography and the French language. In 1863 he conducted an extended research trip to Syria and Palestine, where he gathered impressions and historical data. He published a number of popular works of the Gospels, a textbook in Church history and various textbooks on Bible history. His textbook ''Bibelhistorie med Lidt af Kirkens Historie'' from 1858 became widely used in schools, and had been printed in more than a million copies at the time of his death.
Selected works
*''Udtog af Kirkehistorien nærmest til Brug ved de lærde Skoler'' – 1843 *''Forklaring af Matthæi Evangelium til Skolebrug'' – 1849 *''Forklaring af Johannes's Evangelium til Skolebrug'' – 1856 *''Bibelhistorie med Lidt af Kirkens Historie'' – 1858 *''Bibelhistorie med Beskrivelse af det Hellige Land for Borger- og høiere Almueskoler'' – 1862 *''Forklaring af Luthers lille Katekismus, efter Pontoppidan''- 1865 *''Kirkehistorie til Skolebrug'' – 1865 *''Reise i det Hellige Land og Syrien, tilleggshefte til Folkevennen'' – 1865 *''Det Hellige Land'' – 1868 *''Mattæus' Evangelium i ændret Oversættelse med Anmærkninger'' – 1884 *''Stykker af 12 Kapitler af første Mosebog, i ændret Oversættelse med Anmærkninger'' – 1886References
1817 births 1889 deaths Danish emigrants to Norway Norwegian theologians Norwegian schoolteachers 19th-century Norwegian writers People from Høje-Taastrup Municipality 19th-century Lutherans {{Theologian-stub