Ludwig Hirzel (27 August 1801 – 13 April 1841) was a Swiss

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born in

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. His son, also named Ludwig Hirzel (1838-1897), was a noted

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. Hirzel studied theology at the Carolinum in Zürich then continued his education in Germany, where he focused on

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and

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. In 1823 he returned to Zürich, where he taught classes on

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and theology at the Carolinum. In 1833 he became an associate professor of theology at the newly established

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. He was the author of ''Kurzgefaßten exegetischen Handbuchs zum alten Testament'', (Concise

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textbook of the

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, 1839) and ''Kommentar zum Hiob'' (Commentary on

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, 1839), the second work being republished in 1869 by

August Dillmann Christian Friedrich August Dillmann (25 April 18237 July 1894) was a German orientalist and biblical scholar. Life The son of a Württemberg schoolmaster, he was born at Illingen. He was educated at the University of Tübingen, where he became ...

(1823-1894) in its third edition.

References

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Swiss Christian theologians 1801 births Academics from Zurich Academic staff of the University of Zurich 1841 deaths {{Theologian-stub