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The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Köhler, Walther Erich

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Edition of 1920. See also the article on him in The new Schaff-Herzog encyclopedia of religious knowledge at Google Books, and the disclaimer.

671454The Encyclopedia Americana — Köhler, Walther Erich

KÖHLER, Walther Erich, German church historian: b. Elberfeld, 27 Dec. 1870. He studied at Halle, Heidelberg, Strassburg, Bonn and Tübingen. He became private teacher (docent) of church history at Giessen (1900), and associate professor (1904) and was appointed professor of church history at Zürich (1909). He belongs to the critical school of theology. Among his works are ‘Die katholischen Kirchen des Morgenlandes’ (Darmstadt 1896); ‘Luther und die Kirchengeschichte’ (Erlangen 1900); ‘Reformation und Ketzerprozess’ (Tübingen 1901); ‘Dokumente zum Ablasstreit von 1517’ (1902); ‘Die Entstehung des Problems Staat und Kirche’ (1903); ‘Ein Wort zu Denifles Luther’ (1904); ‘Die Anfänge des Pietismus in Giessen 1689-95’ (Giessen 1907); ‘Kritische Ausgabe von Luthers fünfjhundneunzig Thesen mit Gegenschriften’ (Leipzig 1903); ‘Der Gnostizismus’ (1911); ‘Ausgewählte Schriften des Erasmus von Rotterdam’ (1914).