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Martin Schian
1869–1944
A German Protestant theologian, church historian, and university teacher, he wrote widely on practical theology and the life of the church. His career also reached into public life, linking scholarship, ministry, and politics in early 20th-century Germany.
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Der deutsche Roman seit Goethe : Skizzen und Streiflichter
by Martin Schian
About the author
Born in Liegnitz in 1869 and died in Breslau in 1944, Martin Schian studied Protestant theology in Greifswald, Breslau, and Halle. He went on to serve as a pastor in Dalkau, Görlitz, and Breslau, while also building an academic career in practical theology.
Schian became known as a theologian, church historian, and professor. He taught at the University of Giessen, where he later served as rector, and he also held church leadership roles in Silesia. His writing ranged from practical theology and preaching to church life and religious history.
Alongside his work in church and university life, he was active in politics during the Weimar era as a member of the Landtag of the People's State of Hesse. That mix of pastor, scholar, administrator, and public figure gives his work a broad, lived-in perspective that still helps place his books in context today.