Rudolf Gray

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Rudolf Friedrich Grau (born April 20, 1835 in Heringen (Werra) ; † August 5, 1893 in Königsberg i. Pr. ) Was an Evangelical Lutheran theologian at the Albertus University of Königsberg .

As the son of a pastor , Grau studied Protestant theology in Leipzig , Erlangen and Marburg from 1854 to 1857 , where his main teachers were Johann von Hofmann and August Vilmar . In the summer of 1854 he became a member of the Leipzig University Choir of St. Pauli (now the German Choir ). From 1857 to 1869 Grau worked as a private tutor . In 1861 he completed his habilitation in Marburg. After five years as a private lecturer , he was appointed associate professor in 1865 . In 1866 he accepted the call of the Albertina to the chair of Protestant theology. In the year of office 1889/90 he was elected to its prorector . From 1870 he was married to Martha von Behr.

Works

  • Semites and Indo-Europeans. An Apology of Christianity from the Standpoint of Völkerpsychologie , Stuttgart 1864 (2nd edition Gütersloh 1867).
  • Development history of the New Testament literature , 2 vol., Gütersloh 1871.
  • Origins and goals of our cultural development , Gütersloh 1875.
  • AFCVilmar and J.Chr.KvHofmann, memories, Gütersloh 1879.
  • Bibles for the congregation , 2 volumes, Bielefeld / Leipzig 1877–1880 (2nd edition 1889–1890).
  • The self-confidence of Jesus , Nördlingen 1887.
  • Luther's Catechism, explained from biblical theology. A Brief Doctrine of Faith , Gütersloh 1891. ( ULB Münster )

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Complete directory of the Paulines from summer 1822 to summer 1938, Leipzig 1938, page 27

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SURNAME Gray, Rudolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grau, Rudolf Friedrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian and rector of the University of Königsberg
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1835
PLACE OF BIRTH Herring (Werra)
DATE OF DEATH August 5, 1893
Place of death Koenigsberg i. Pr.