Gottfried William Leonhard Fritschel (

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, December 19, 1836 – 1889) was a German-born Lutheran who emigrated to

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. American National Biography: Fishberg-Gihon John Arthur Garraty, Mark Christopher Carnes, American Council of Learned Societies - 1999 p956 "Studying at the institute from 1853 to 1856, Fritschel was deeply influenced by the director of the school, Wilhelm Lohe. After completing his work at Neuendettelsau, Fritschel attended the University of Erlangen for a year, 1856-1857, where he studied with JKC von Hofmann, Theodosius Harnack, Gottfried Thomasius, and others..." His father was Martin Fritschel a minister, his brother Conrad Sigmund Fritschel (1833–1900) was a professor at

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, and his son George J. Fritschel, also became a professor at

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Works

* ''Luther und offene Fragen'' - in ''Zeitschrift für die gesammte lutherische Theologie und Kirche'' Iowa, 1867

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fritschel, Gottfried 1836 births 1889 deaths American Lutherans German emigrants to the United States 19th-century Lutherans