Charles H. Lohr
Charles H. Lohr (born June 24, 1925 in New York City ; † June 21, 2015 there ) was an American theologian and Jesuit .
Life
He entered the Jesuit Order in 1952 and was ordained a priest in 1961. He received a bachelor's and master's degree from the Jesuit Fordham University , a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Freiburg ( Raimundus Lullus' Compendium logicae Algazelis. Sources, teaching and position in logic ) as well as a bachelor's degree in philosophy and a licentiate in theology , also from Fordham.
From 1968 to 1972 he taught as an assistant or associate professor at Fordham University. It was 1972 by the Faculty of Theology of the University of Freiburg for Theology History habilitation . He has represented this subject here since 1974 as a university lecturer, since 1976 as an adjunct professor and finally from 1978 as a C3 professor. He was dean twice, 1976–1978 and 1989/1990 . From 1980 to 1990 he headed the Raimundus Lullus Institute. The Maioricensis Schola Lullistica made Lohr a Magister in 1972. The Theological Faculty of the University of Friborg awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1981 . In 2009 he returned to his hometown and retired from the Murray-Weigel Hall of the Jesuits at Fordham University.
For the Cambridge History of Renaissance Philosophy (1988) Lohr wrote the article on metaphysics. As "an example of the successful synthesis of precise doxography and the historical development hypothesis", this article is "exemplary" for Renaissance historiography, praised Martin Mulsow .
Lohr also dealt intensively with Aristotle and the 16th century Latin versions of the ancient and late ancient Greek commentaries on Aristotle , of which he presented numerous reprints with introductions.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Philosophisches Jahrbuch 97 (1990) 436.
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| SURNAME | Lohr, Charles H. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lohr, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American theologian and Jesuit |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 21, 2015 |
| Place of death | New York City |