Johann Georg Veit Engelhardt
{{Short description|German Protestant theologian (1791–1855)}}
Johann Georg Veit Engelhardt (November 12, 1791 – September 13, 1855), was a German Protestant theologian.
Life
Born in Neustadt-on-the-Aisch, he was educated at University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, becoming the Professor of Theology in 1821.{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Engelhardt, Johann Georg Veit|volume=9|page=405}} During the years 1845, 1847 and 1848 was the representative of his university in the diet at Munich.{{Cite Americana|wstitle=Engelhardt, Johann Georg Veit}}
Works
His two great works were a Handbuch der Kirchengeschichte in 4 volumes (1833–1834), and a Dogmengeschichte in 2 volumes, (1839). Other works included a translation of the writings ascribed to Dionysius the Areopagite and Richard von St. Victor und Johannes Ruysbroek (referring to Richard of Saint Victor and John of Ruusbroec; 1838). He died at Erlangen on September 13, 1855.
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Category:19th-century German Protestant theologians
Category:University of Erlangen–Nuremberg alumni
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