Wilhelm Vischer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wilhelm Vischer

Swiss theologian (1895-1988)

Date of Birth: 30-Apr-1895

Place of Birth: Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland

Date of Death: 27-Nov-1988

Profession: writer, theologian, university teacher

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Wilhelm Eduard Vischer (30 April 1895 in Davos – 27 November 1988 in Montpellier) was a Swiss pastor, theologian, Hebraist, Old Testament scholar and amateur Lied lyricist.
One of his major areas of study was that of Christ in the Old Testament.From 1934 he was pastor of the German-speaking evangelical church in Lugano.
In the same year he published the first volume of Das Christuszeugnis des Alten Testaments on the Pentateuch.
In 1942 the second volume on the early prophets and Joshua to Kings.
He was a pastor in Basel till 1947 when he moved to become professor of Old Testament in Montpellier.