Joseph Schnitzer (15 June 1859 in

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– 1 December 1939 in

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) was a

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. He started teaching at

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in 1902.

Literary works

* ''Quellen und Forschungen zur Geschichte Savonarolas'', 6 vols., 1902–1914 * '' Savonarola'', 2 vols., 1924

References

* Friedrich Heiler: ''Joseph Schnitzer. Ein Vorkämpfer des deutschen Reformkatholizismus'' (1859–1939), 1939

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at nyitottegyetem.phil-inst.hu 20th-century German Catholic theologians 1859 births 1939 deaths German male non-fiction writers {{theologian-stub