Wilhelm Pauck notes, 1922 -- 1923
Collection context
- Creator:
- Pauck, Wilhelm, 1901-1981
- Abstract:
- Wilhelm Pauck was a German-American church historian and professor at Union Theological Seminary, among other institutions. The collection contains Pauck's notes, written in German, relating to biblical exegesis and New Testament theology, as well as the original folder and an acid-free copy of all notes.
- Extent:
- 0.25 linear feet (0.25 linear feet; 1 box)
- Language:
- German .
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains Pauck's notes, written in German, relating to biblical exegesis and New Testament theology, as well as the original folder and an acid-free copy of all notes.
- Biographical / historical:
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Wilhelm Pauck was a German-American church historian and theologian. He was born on December 31, 1901 in Laasphe, Westphalia, Germany. He then studied theology at University of Berlin, graduating in 1925. He studied as an exchange student at the Chicago Theological Seminary from 1925 to 1926 and was ordained in the Hyde Park Congregational Church in 1928. He then taught as an instructor of Church History at Chicago Theological Seminary from 1926 to 1931, professor of Historical Theology at the same institution from 1931 to 1939, and held professorships at both Federated Theological Faculty of the University of Chicago (1939- 1953) and in the history department at Chicago during the same period. His cumulative career at the University of Chicago spanned from 1926 to 1953, during which time he also earned his doctorate in Theology at the University of Giessen in 1933. Following his tenure at Chicago he moved onto Union Theological Seminary in 1953, where he taught as Professor of Church History. Pauck also held positions at Vanderbilt University (1967-1972), Garrett Biblical Institute (1946), Maywood Lutheran Seminary (1946), University of Geneva (1938), University of Frankfurt (1948-49), University of Marburg (1949), the Graduate School of Ecumenical Studies in Bossey, Switzerland (1952), and as an emeritus teacher at Stanford (1972-1976). In additin to these positions, Pauck wrote on Paul Tillich and European Reformation history, and served as president of the American Society of Church History in 1936, and also as editor of the Church History journal from 1951-1953. Pauck died in 1981 in Palo Alto, California, at the age of 80.
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- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research.
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- Preferred citation:
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Item description, UTS1: Wilhelm Pauck papers, 1922-1923, box #, folder #, The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.
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