Frédéric Auguste Lichtenberger (1832 in

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– 1899) was a French

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Biography

He obtained his degree in theology, and was made professor at the

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(1864). In 1877 he was appointed professor in the newly founded

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faculty at Paris, of which he also became dean. In 1896, he received a D.D. from the

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Works

Among his written efforts is th
"''History of German theology in the nineteenth century''"
(published in English in 1889). Other published works include: * ''La théologie de Lessing'' (1854) – The theology of

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. * ''De Apostolorum Præceptis Redemptoriam Christi Mortem Spectantibus'' (1857). * ''Étude sur le principe du protestantisme'' (1857) – Study on the principles of Protestantism. * ''Des éléments constitutifs de la science dogmatique'' (1869) – Constituent elements of dogmatic science. * ''Histoire des idées religieuses en Allemagne depuis le milieu du XVIIIème siècle'' (1873–87) – History of religious ideas in Germany during the middle of the 18th century. * ''Encyclopédie des sciences religieuses'' (13 volumes, 1877–82) – Encyclopedia of religious sciences.

Family

His son, André Lichtenberger, was a noted French novelist and sociologist. Another son, Henri Lichtenberger (1864–1941), founded the modern school of

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() in France.

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