Gottfried Seebaß (theologian)
Gottfried Seebaß (born June 2, 1937 in Braunschweig ; † September 7, 2008 ) was a German church historian and from 1978 to 2002 professor of Reformation history at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg . From 1996 to 2000 he was President of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences .
Life
Gottfried Seebaß was the son of the Lutheran pastor Georg Seebaß (1899–1970) and his wife Hedwig Schräpel. He grew up in Braunschweig. After graduating from high school, he studied Protestant theology , first at the University of Hamburg , then at the Friedrich Alexander University in Erlangen and at the Georg August University in Göttingen . Seebass received his doctorate in Erlangen in 1967 and completed his habilitation in 1972.
The main focus of his research was the history of the Reformation. He was an outstanding expert on the history of the reformer Andreas Osiander and the Anabaptist leader Hans Hut . He worked as (co) editor of the complete works of the Strasbourg reformer Martin Bucer , the Martini Buceri opera omnia , the works of Osiander and the letters and writings of Upper German Anabaptists.
Seebass was also one of the co-editors of the Theological Real Encyclopedia and the sources on the history of the Anabaptists .
In 2007 Seebaß was awarded the Great University Medal of Heidelberg University.
Fonts
- The Reformation work of Andreas Osiander. Dissertation, Nuremberg 1967.
- Andreas Osiander the Elder and the Osiandrian quarrel. A piece of Prussian regional and Reformation theological history . In: Dietrich Rauschning (ed.): The Albertus University of Königsberg and its professors. On the occasion of the founding of the Albertus University 450 years ago . Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1995, pp. 33-47.
- The Reformation and its outsiders. Collected essays and lectures. Edited by Irene Dingel, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1997, ISBN 3-525-58165-3 .
- Müntzer's legacy. Work, life and theology of Hans Hut. Gütersloh 2002, ISBN 3-579-01758-6 .
- History of Christianity. Volume 3: Late Middle Ages, Reformation, Confessionalization. Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-17-018780-1 .
literature
- Irene Dingel : Seebass, Gottfried Martin Erwin Artur. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 24, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-428-11205-0 , pp. 130-132 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Gottfried Seebaß in the catalog of the German National Library
- “Heidelberg church historian Professor Dr. Gottfried Seebaß passed away "
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Prof. Dr. Gottfried Seebaß awarded the Great University Medal of the University of Heidelberg ” , Science Information Service , June 5, 2007
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seebass, Gottfried |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Seebaß, Gottfried Martin Erwin Artur (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German church historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Braunschweig |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 7, 2008 |