Wilhelm Gass

Background

He was the son of theologian Joachim Christian Gass (1766–1831).

Career

He received his education in Breslau, Halle and Berlin, and as a student was influenced by the teachings of August Neander (1789–1850). In 1862 he was appointed professor of systematic theology at the University of Giessen, and in 1868 moved to Heidelberg as a successor to Richard Rothe (1799–1867). He died in 1889 in Heidelberg

Other noted works by Wilhelm Gass include:

Beiträge zur kirchlichen Litteratur und Dogmengeschichte des griechischen Mittelalters (1844-1849, 2 volumes)

Zur Geschichte der Athosklöster (1865)

Die Lehre vom Gewissen (1869)

Symbolik der griechischen Kirche (1872)

Optimismus und Pessimismus.

Der Gang der christlichen Weltund Lebensansicht (1876)

Geschichte der Ethik (1881, volume 1).

Achievements

• In 1846 he became an associate professor at the University of Breslau, and during the following year relocated to Greifswald, where in 1855 he achieved the title of professor ordinarius.