Phillip Schaff

Philip Schaff (Born::January 1, 1819 – Died::October 20, 1893), was a Protestant theologian and an outstanding Church historian.

Biography
He was born in Chur, Switzerland and was educated at the gymnasium of Stuttgart, Germany. Sacrificing a prominent scholarly career he moved in 1843 to the United States to teach in the theological seminary of the German Reformed Church in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.

Publications

 * Through Bible Lands: Notes of Travel in Egypt, the Desert and Palestine. 1878.
 * Schaff, Philip. 'A Library of Religious Poetry. A collection of The Best Religious Poems of all Ages and Tongues'. London etc. 1881.
 * Schaff, Philip. Creeds of Christendom, with a History and Critical notes, volume I, volume II and volume III
 * Schaff, Philip. The Creeds of the Evangelical Protestant Churches
 * The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge. Schaff edited the European Herzog encyclopedia for an American audience. This is a revision of that work.
 * Ante-Nicene Fathers and two series of Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers in 38 volumes total. Edited by Schaff et al.
 * Philip Schaff's Letter book, private correspondence from June 2, 1868 to August 26, 1881.
 * Philip Schaff's Letter book, private correspondence from June 2, 1868 to August 26, 1881.