Franz Dibelius, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Franz Dibelius

German church historian and theologian

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1847

Place of Birth: Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Germany

Date of Death: 20-Jan-1924

Profession: writer, theologian, university teacher, church historian

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Franz Dibelius

  • Franz Wilhelm Dibelius (6 January 1847, in Prenzlau – 20 January 1924, in Dresden) was a German Protestant theologian.
  • He was the father of theologian Martin Dibelius (1883-1947) and an uncle to theologian Otto Dibelius (1880–1967). He studied at the University of Halle, receiving his theology license in 1871.
  • In 1873 he obtained his habilitation for church history, and during the following year, became a pastor at Annenkirche in Dresden.
  • In 1884 he was named pastor at the Kreuzkirche (Church of the Holy Cross) in Dresden, then in 1910 was appointed Oberhofprediger and vice-president of the Landeskonsistorium (country consistory). He was a founder of the Gesellschaft fĂĽr Sächsische Kirchengeschichte (Society of Saxon church history), and in 1893 was named chair at the Dresden Hauptverein of the Gustav-Adolf Vereins.
  • From 1882, with Gotthard Victor Lechler, he was editor of the Beiträge zur sächsischen Kirchengeschichte ("Contributions to Saxon church history").

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