Albert Eichhorn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Albert Eichhorn

German theologian

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1856

Place of Birth: Garlstorf, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 03-Aug-1926

Profession: theologian, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Karl Albert August Ludwig Eichhorn (1 October 1856, Garlstorf – 3 August 1926, Braunschweig) was a German Protestant theologian.
He was the author of Das Abendmahl im Neuen Testament and one of the founders of the history of religions school, an approach that sought to understand all religions, including Christianity and Judaism, as socio-cultural phenomena that developed in comparable ways.
His pioneering work on the role of the contemporary needs, beliefs, and culture that shaped the New Testament reports of the Last Supper argued that this early Christian sacramental meal reflected the influence of Near Eastern gnostic ideas.