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1844–1915
A 19th-century German Protestant pastor and writer, he is remembered for bringing history and faith together in books for general readers. His life took him from the village of Dertingen to Karlsruhe, where he spent his final years.

by Albrecht Thoma
Born in 1844 in Dertingen, Albrecht Thoma was a German Protestant theologian, pastor, educator, and writer. Reference sources identify him as an evangelical clergyman who also worked as a man of letters, and they place his death in Karlsruhe in 1915.
His published work included historical and religious writing. Surviving catalog records connect his name with books such as Katharina von Bora: Geschichtliches Lebensbild, suggesting a strong interest in Protestant history and in presenting well-known figures from the Reformation era to readers in an accessible way.
Although concise biographical information is easier to find than a full life story, the available records show a writer rooted in church life who also reached beyond the pulpit through books. No suitable verified portrait image could be confirmed from the sources reviewed, so none is included here.