Louis Ruffet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louis Ruffet

Swiss church historian and theologian (1836-1923)

Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1836

Place of Birth: Nyon, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1923

Profession: theologian, university teacher, church historian

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Louis Ruffet (13 April 1836, in Nyon – 1923) was a Swiss Protestant theologian and church historian. In 1859 he received his bachelor's degree in theology at the École de theologie in Geneva and became ordained as a minister at the Église de l'Oratoire.
He served as a minister in the French communities of Royan, Le Creusot and Aix-les-Bains, and in 1861 returned to Geneva as a minister at the Église de l'Oratoire, where he preached until 1869.
In 1870–72 he worked as a director of a seminary in Lausanne, and afterwards, taught classes in church history at the École de théologie in Geneva.
In 1874 he was awarded an honorary doctorate in theology from Princeton University.