Wilhelm Pauck

Wilhelm Pauck
Born	(1901-01-31)January 31, 1901 Laasphe, Germany
Died	September 3, 1981(1981-09-03) (aged 80) Palo Alto, California
Nationality	German-American
Education	University of Berlin
Occupation(s)	Church historian and theologian
Years active	20th century
Spouse(s)	Olga Dietz Gümbel (1928-1963) Marion H. Pauck (1964-1981)

Wilhelm Pauck (January 31, 1901 - September 3, 1981) was a German-American church historian and historical theologian in the field of Reformation studies whose fifty-year teaching career reached from the University of Chicago and Union Theological Seminary, to Vanderbilt and Stanford universities. His impact was extended through frequent lectures and visiting appointments in the U.S. and Europe. Pauck served as a bridge between the historical-critical study of Protestant theology at the University of Berlin and U.S. universities, seminaries, and divinity schools. Combining high critical acumen with a keen sense of the drama of human history, in his prime Pauck was considered the Dean of historical theology in the United States. In the course of his career he became associated with Reinhold Niebuhr and Paul Tillich as friend, colleague, and confidant.^[1]