August Eduard Cunitz

French Protestant theologian

August Eduard Cunitz

August Eduard Cunitz (29 August 1812, in Strasbourg - 16 June 1886, in Strasbourg) was a French Protestant theologian.

He studied at the University of Strasbourg, becoming a lecturer at the Protestant seminary in 1837. In 1857 he became an associate professor, followed by a full professorship in 1864. From 1872 onward, he held a similar position in the re-organized faculty of theology at the university.[1]

## Selected works[edit]

With Édouard Guillaume Eugène Reuss, he edited the Beiträge zu den theologischen Wissenschaften (6 volumes, 1847–55).[1] With Reuss and Johann Wilhelm Baum, he edited the works of John Calvin, Ioannis Calvini Opera quae supersunt omnia (59 volumes, 1863–1900).[2][3] Other written efforts by Cunitz include:

* De Nicolai II. decreto de electione pontificum Romanorum, 1837.
* Considerations historiques sur le développement du droit ecclésiastique protestant en France, 1840 - Historical considerations on the development of Protestant ecclesiastical law in France.
* Histoire ecclésiastique des églises réformées au royaume de France (with Johann Wilhelm Baum; 3 volumes, 1883–89) - Ecclesiastical history of Reformed churches in the Kingdom of France.
* Ein Katharisches Rituale, 1852 - A Cathar ritual.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Encyclopedia of Living Divines and Christian Workers of All Denominations edited by Philip Schaff, Samuel Macauley Jackson
2. ^ John Calvin: The Strasbourg Years (1538-1541) edited by Matthieu Arnold
3. ^ Ioannis Calvini Opera quae supersunt omnia HathiTrust Digital Library
4. ^ Most widely held works about Eduardus Cunitz WorldCat Identities

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