Otto Ritschl, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Otto Ritschl

German theologian

Date of Birth: 26-Jun-1860

Place of Birth: Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 28-Sep-1944

Profession: theologian, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Otto Karl Albrecht Ritschl (26 June 1860 in Bonn – 28 September 1944 in Bonn) was a German theologian, the son of Albrecht Ritschl. After studying at Göttingen, Bonn and Giessen, he became professor at Kiel (extraordinarius) in 1889 and afterwards at Bonn (extraordinarius 1894; ordinarius 1897).
He published, among other works, Schleiermachers Stellung zum Christentum in seinen Reden über die Religion (1888), and a Life of his father (2 vols, 1829–96).