Geerhardus Vos | |
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Born | Geerhardus Johannes Vos March 14, 1862 |
Died | August 13, 1949 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 87)
Known for | Biblical theology, Calvinist theologian |
Title | Professor of Biblical Theology at Princeton |
Spouse | Catherine Smith |
Children | Johannes, Bernardus, Geerhardus Jr., Marianne (Radius) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Calvin Theological Seminary Princeton Theological Seminary |
Thesis | Die Kampfe und Streitigkeiten zwischen den banu umajja und den benu hasim (1888) |
Academic work | |
Sub-discipline | Reformed, Biblical theology |
School or tradition | Reformed Biblical theology |
Institutions | Calvin Theological Seminary, Princeton Theological Seminary |
Notes | |
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Geerhardus Johannes Vos (March 14, 1862 – August 13, 1949) was a Dutch-American Calvinist theologian and one of the most distinguished representatives of the Princeton Theology. He is sometimes called the father of Reformed Biblical theology.[by whom?][citation needed]