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Viktor Schultze
1851–1937
A pioneering German church historian and Christian archaeologist, he helped open up the study of early Christian art, catacombs, and ancient church life for modern readers. His work combined theology, archaeology, and art history in a way that still feels wide-ranging today.
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Taistelu ja voitto: Kuvaelmia Rooman keisariajalta
by Viktor Schultze
About the author
Born in Fürstenberg on December 13, 1851, Victor Schultze was a German Protestant theologian, church historian, and archaeologist. He studied theology and art history at Basel, Strasbourg, Jena, and Göttingen, then qualified in 1879 as a lecturer in church history and Christian archaeology at the University of Leipzig.
Schultze went on to teach at the University of Greifswald, where he became an important figure in the study of early Christianity. His research focused especially on Christian archaeology, the catacombs, and early Christian art, helping shape these fields as serious academic subjects.
He remained closely associated with Greifswald for much of his career, became professor emeritus in 1926, and died there on January 6, 1937. His books and articles reflect a scholar interested not only in church history, but also in the visual and material world of early Christian belief.