Bohringer, Georg Friedrich

Bohringer, Georg Friedrich, a German Protestant theologian, who died at Basle, Switzerland, in 1879, is best known as the author of the history of the Church in biographies. In 1833 he had to leave Germany, on account of his liberal political and religious views. He went to Switzerland, and was in 1842 elected pastor at Glattfelden in Zurich. After 1853 he entirely devoted himself to historical studies, and when he had lost his sight his wife and son assisted him in his labors. The work which he left comprises twenty-four volumes, viz.;

Vol. i, Ignatius, Polykarpus, Perpetua; ii, Ireneus; iii,. Tertullianus; 4:Cyprianus; v, Origines. und slelmens; 6:Athanasius und Arius; 7:Basilius; 8:Gregor von Niyssa, Gregor von -Nazianz 9:Chrysostonmus und Olympias; 10:Ambrbosius; 11:Anugustinnts; 12:Leo, Gregor der Grosse; 13:Kolumban und St. Gall, Bonifazius und Ansgar; 14:Ansnelm von Canterbury, Bernhard von Clairvaux, Arnold von Brescia; 15:Peter Abilard; 16:Heloese, Innozenz III, Franziskus von Assisi, Elisabeth von Thiiringen; xvii,Johannes Tauler; 18:Heinrich Suso, Johannes Rusbroek, Gerhard Groot; 19:Florentinus Radevynzoon, Thomas von Kemspen; 20:Johannes von' Wykliffe; 21:Konrad Waldhauser/Miliec on Kremsier, SMatthias von Janow; 22:Johann Huss; 23:Hieronymus von Prag. Das Conzil von Konstanz; 24:Hieronymus Savonarola. See Zuchold, Bibl. Theol. i, 169. (B. P.)