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Jacob Hartmann
A skeptical late-19th-century writer, physician, and freethinker, remembered for challenging traditional religious ideas in bold, argumentative prose. His best-known work, The Creation of God (1893), explores religion through science, rationalism, and criticism of scripture.
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The Creation of God
by Jacob Hartmann
About the author
Jacob Hartmann is known for The Creation of God, first published in 1893 by Truth Seeker Co. and presented as a critical, science-minded examination of religious belief. The book approaches questions about God, creation, and scripture from a rationalist point of view, which has helped it endure as a curiosity of freethought publishing.
Reliable biographical detail about him is limited in the sources I could confirm during this search. From the book records themselves, he is identified as Dr. Jacob Hartmann, M.D., and his work suggests a strong interest in biology, cosmology, and the use of scientific argument in debates about religion.
Because verified personal information is scarce, it is safest to remember him primarily through his writing: a blunt, questioning voice from the 1890s, aimed at readers willing to test inherited beliefs against evidence and reason.