Otto Fridolinus Fritzsche also Otto Fridolin Fritzsche (September 23, 1812 in Dobrilugk – March 9, 1896 in Zurich) was a German

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. His father, Christian Friedrich Fritzsche (1776–1850), was also a minister and theologian, . He studied at the

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, where in 1836 he obtained his

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. In 1837 he became an associate professor of theology at the

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. In 1842 he became a titular professor, followed by a full professorship in 1860. At the same time, he held from 1844 until his death, the post of chief

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at the cantonal library.Fritzsche, Otto Fridolin
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Published works

His writings were mainly in the fields of biblical

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and

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. His major works include his

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of the Old Testament (1871). * ''De Theodori Mopsvesteni vita et scriptis commentatio historica theologica'', 1836 – Work associated with

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. * ''Das dritte Buch Esra : die Zusätze zum Buch Esther und Daniel, das Gebet des Manasse, das Buch Baruch und der Brief des Jeremia'', 1851 – The third book of

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; the additions to the

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and

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, the

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, the

Book of Baruch The Book of Baruch is a deuterocanonical book of the Bible, used in most Christian traditions, such as Catholic and Orthodox churches. In Judaism and Protestant Christianity, it is considered not to be part of the canon, with the Protestant B ...

and the

Letter of Jeremiah The Letter of Jeremiah, also known as the Epistle of Jeremiah, is a deuterocanonical book of the Old Testament; this letter is attributed to Jeremiah to the Jews who were about to be carried away as captives to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar. It is inc ...

. * ''Kurzgefasstes exegetisches Handbuch zu den Apokryphen des Alten Testamentes'', 6 parts, 1851–1860, (with Carl Ludwig Wilibald Grimm) – Succinct exegetical manual to the Apocrypha of the Old Testament. * ''Libri apocryphi Veteris Testamenti graece'', 1871. * ''Glarean : sein Leben und seine Schriften'', 1890 – Glarean, his life and his writings. * ''Anselmi Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi Libri duo Cur Deus Homo'', 1893; Two books of Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, Why God became man.Most widely held works by Otto Fridolin Fritzsche
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1812 births 1896 deaths People from Doberlug-Kirchhain Academic staff of the University of Zurich University of Halle alumni 19th-century German Protestant theologians German male non-fiction writers 19th-century male writers {{Germany-academic-bio-stub