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Viktor Glondys was a theologian and Lutheran bishop of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania. Born in Austria-Hungary and of ethnic German origin, he became active in Czernowitz and then present-day Romania, notably within the region of Transylvania after its union with Romania in 1918.
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Alexius Meinong (pictured here) taught Glondys at the University of Graz and was a large influence on him to join the Lutheran faith.
Baruch Spinoza (pictured here) was the subject of Glondys' doctoral dissertation. He focused on Spinoza's metaphysical ideas.
During the interwar period, Glondys was parish priest and eventually priest of the city of Brașov. Pictured is the Black Church, one of the most famous churches in Brașov.
Andreas Schmidt (pictured here) advocated for Glondys resigning during World War II, which he eventually managed to force him to do.
Glondys placed his hope after the 1944 coup that King Michael I would help avoid the persecution of Transylvanian Saxons.Awards 1
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Józef GierowskiAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Wrocław
Nikolay Vasilyevich BelovAlso won honorary doctor of the University of WrocławPiotr S. WandyczAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Wrocław
Karl HaiderAlso won honorary doctor of the University of WrocławGeorg KükenthalAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Wrocław
Ludwig ElsterAlso won honorary doctor of the University of WrocławAbout this person
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deceased
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Lived 1882 to 1949 · aged 66
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