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Also Known As Adolf Karl Gustav von Harnack
Born May 7, 1851 ā€¢ Tartu ā€¢ Estonia
Died June 10, 1930 (aged 79) ā€¢ Berlin ā€¢ Germany
Subjects Of Study Christianity ā€¢ Church Father ā€¢ patristic literature

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