Georg Grützmacher

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Georg Konstans Grützmacher (born December 22, 1866 in Berlin , † February 28, 1939 in Münster ) was a Protestant theologian , church historian and professor at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster.

Life

Grützmacher began studying theology, history and linguistics in 1886 at the Université de Lausanne and continued it at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Berlin (today's Humboldt University ) and the University of Halle-Wittenberg (today's Martin-Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg ) in Halle an der Saale. During his studies in Lausanne in the summer semester of 1887 he was one of the founding members of the Société d'Étudiants Germania . From 1897 he was a professor at the University of Heidelberg. He dedicated his book The Victory of Christianity over the Ancient World to Grand Duke Friedrich I of Baden . From 1914 he was university professor for Protestant theology at the Westphalian Wilhelms University and was rector from 1924 to 1925 and vice-rector from 1925 to 1926 of the university. He wrote numerous church historical writings. His most important works are the Hieronymus biography in 3 volumes ( "Hieronymus. A biographical study of the ancient church history" ), "The meaning of Benedict of Nursia and his rule for the history of monasticism" and the investigation under the title "The victory of Christianity about the world of antiquity " .

Works

  • The importance of Benedict of Nursia and his rule for the history of monasticism. Berlin 1892
  • The victory of Christianity over the ancient world. Berlin 1908.
  • Jerome. A biographical study of ancient church history. 3 volumes. Berlin 1901/1906/1908, Neudr Aalen, Scientia, 1986
  • Studies on the history of theology and the church /Bd.10./H.2. Hieronymus 1969, Neudr. D. Berlin 1908 edition
  • Studies on the history of theology and the church /Bd.10./H.1. Hieronymus 1969, Neudr. D. Berlin 1906 edition
  • Studies on the history of theology and the church /Bd.6./H.3. Hieronymus 1969, Neudr. D. Issued in Leipzig 1901
  • The importance of autobiography for the history of Christian piety. Halle (Saale), bookstore d. Orphanage, 1925
  • Synesios of Cyrene. Leipzig, Deichert, 1913

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predecessor Office successor
Julius Schwering Rector of the University of Münster
1924–1925 		Otto Hoffmann
personal data
SURNAME Grützmacher, Georg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grützmacher, Georg Konstans (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian, church historian and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH December 22, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH February 28, 1939
Place of death Muenster