Julius Wellhausen: Quick Facts

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Born	May 17, 1844 • Hameln • Germany
Died	January 7, 1918 (aged 73) • Göttingen • Germany
Subjects Of Study	Bible • Hebrew Bible • Old Testament

Walther Eichrodt

German biblical scholar

Hermann Gunkel

German biblical scholar

Martin Noth

German scholar

Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg

German theologian

Sigmund Mowinckel

Norwegian biblical scholar

Origen

Christian theologian

Sir George Adam Smith

Scottish preacher and scholar

Adam Cleghorn Welch

British biblical scholar

Henry Wheeler Robinson

British theologian

George Foot Moore

American scholar and theologian

Alfred Bertholet

Swiss scholar

Hugo Gressmann

German religious scholar

James Ussher

Anglo-Irish prelate

William Robertson Smith

Scottish scholar

Johannes Peder Ejler Pedersen

Danish scholar

Aquila

ancient biblical scholar

Louis Cappel

French theologian

Jacob Bar Salibi

Syrian bishop

Leo Jud

Swiss religious reformer

Hugh of Saint-Cher

French cardinal