Hans Lietzmann
Hans Lietzmann (2 March 1875 – 25 June 1942) was a German Protestant theologian and church historian who was a native of Düsseldorf.
Hans Lietzmann | |
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| Born | March 2, 1875 Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Died | June 25, 1942 (aged 67) Locarno, Switzerland |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Jena University of Bonn |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Church history, New Testament studies. |
| Institutions | University of Jena University of Berlin |
He initially studied in Jena, then continued his education in Bonn, where he was a student of Hermann Usener. In 1905 he was appointed professor of church history at the University of Jena, and in 1923 was a successor to Adolf von Harnack at the University of Berlin. During his career he obtained an honorary doctorate from the University of Athens, and in 1927 became a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. He died in Locarno, Switzerland on 25 June 1942.
Largely known for his work as a church historian and for his research of the New Testament, Lietzmann was also an authority in the fields of archaeology, classical philology and papyrology.