Johann Rudolf Buxtorf
Johann Rudolf Buxtorf (born October 24, 1747 in Basel ; † 1831 Basel) was a Reformed theologian.
After studying at the University of Basel , he became a private tutor to the family of the Counts of Schaumburg-Lippe . He then returned to Basel and in 1793 became professor of rhetoric and theology. He also taught and researched biblical archeology .
He was a great-grandson of Johann Buxtorf the Elder .
literature
Andreas Urs Sommer, The silent orthodoxy in the beehive of the Lord: Johann Rudolf Buxtorf (1747-1831) , in: ders. (Ed.), In the field of tension between God and the world. Contributions to the past and present of the Frey-Grynaeisches Institut , Basel 1997, pp. 81–89
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| SURNAME | Buxtorf, Johann Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss reformed theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 24, 1747 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1831 |
| Place of death | Basel |