Karl August Traugott Vogt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Karl August Traugott Vogt

German church historian and theologian

Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1808

Place of Birth: Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date of Death: 22-Jan-1869

Profession: theologian, university teacher, church historian

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Karl August Traugott Vogt

  • Karl August Traugott Vogt, name sometimes given as Carl Vogt (15 March 1808 – 22 January 1869) was a German Protestant theologian.
  • He was the father of philologist Friedrich Vogt (1851–1923). Vogt was born in Wittenberg.
  • In 1830 he obtained his habilitation at the University of Berlin, where he later became an associate professor of church history and practical theology.
  • During his time spent in Berlin, he gave sermons at the Trinity Church.
  • In 1837 he relocated as a full professor to the University of Greifswald, where on three separate occasions he served as university rector (1846/47, 1855/56 and 1862/63).
  • In Greifswald, he also served as an ecclesiastical superintendent and as a member of the Consistory.
  • He died in Greifswald, aged 60.

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