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Paul Tillich

German-American theologian and philosopher · Germany · On the map · Academics · Lived 1886 to 1965 · aged 79

Paul Johannes Tillich was a German and American Christian existentialist philosopher, religious socialist, and Lutheran theologian who was one of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century.

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1965Died22 October 19651962Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' AssociationAward1961Goethe-Plakette des Landes HessenAwardKnight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward, 19611957Messenger LecturesAward1956Goethe Plaque of the City of FrankfurtAward1886Born20 August 1886

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Awards

Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association1962
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1961
Goethe-Plakette des Landes Hessen1961
Messenger Lectures1957
Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt1956

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Tillich taught at German universities before migrating to the United States in 1933, where he taught at Union Theological Seminary, Harvard University, and the University of Chicago.

Country
Germany
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1886 to 1965 · aged 79