Johann Jakob Herzog
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Johann Jakob Herzog German
Protestant theologian
, was born at Basel
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He studied at Basel and Berlin, and eventually (1854) settled at Erlangen as professor of church history.
His most noteworthy achievement was the publication of the Real-Encyklopädie für protestantische Theologie und Kirche (1853–1868, 22 vols.), of which he undertook a new edition with GL Plitt (1836–1880) around 1877, and after Plitt’s death with Albert Hauck (b. 1845). Hauck began the publication of the third edition in 1896 (completed in 22 vols., 1909).
His other works include Joh. Calvin (1843), Leben Oekolampadius (i 843), Die romanischen Waldenser (1853), Abriß der gesamten Kirchengeschichte (3 vols, 1876–1882, 2nd ed., G Koffmane, Leipzig, 1890–1892).
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Protestant theologian
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, was born at Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
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He studied at Basel and Berlin, and eventually (1854) settled at Erlangen as professor of church history.
His most noteworthy achievement was the publication of the Real-Encyklopädie für protestantische Theologie und Kirche (1853–1868, 22 vols.), of which he undertook a new edition with GL Plitt (1836–1880) around 1877, and after Plitt’s death with Albert Hauck (b. 1845). Hauck began the publication of the third edition in 1896 (completed in 22 vols., 1909).
His other works include Joh. Calvin (1843), Leben Oekolampadius (i 843), Die romanischen Waldenser (1853), Abriß der gesamten Kirchengeschichte (3 vols, 1876–1882, 2nd ed., G Koffmane, Leipzig, 1890–1892).