Hermann Gunkel was a German Old Testament scholar and the founder of form criticism. He also became a leading representative of the history of religions school. His major works cover Genesis and the Psalms, and his major interests centered on the oral tradition behind written sources and in folklore.
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Alicia Bárcena IbarraAlso won honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo
Jan Nowak-JeziorańskiAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Wrocław
Peter Joseph LennéAlso won honorary doctor of the University of WrocławJuan José LinzAlso won honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo
Yuri ManinAlso won honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo
János KornaiAlso won honorary doctor of the University of WrocławAbout this person
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deceased
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Lived 1862 to 1932 · aged 69
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