Adolf von Harnack

Baltic german theologian and prominent church historian.

Born May 7th, 1851 in Tartu. [ref]

Died June 10th, 1930 at 79 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]

Occupations
Church historian, librarian, theologian, university teacher, writer
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner