Jaroslav Pelikan
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US historian of Christianity, Christian theology and medieval intellectual history at Yale (1923–2006)
Key facts
- Born
- Jaroslav Jan Pelikan , ( 1923-12-17 ) December 17, 1923, Akron , Ohio, US
- Died
- May 13, 2006 (2006-05-13) (aged 82), Hamden , Connecticut, US
- Spouse
- Sylvia Burica ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1946 )
- Education
- Concordia Seminary University of Chicago
- Thesis
- Luther and the Confessio Bohemica of 1535 (1946)
- Doctoral advisor
- Wilhelm Pauck
- Discipline
- History theology
- Sub discipline
- Ecclesiastical history historical theology
- Institutions
- Yale University University of Chicago
- Doctoral students
- Ruth Mazo Karras H. C. Erik Midelfort Ron Sider
- Notable students
- Mark McIntosh , Robert Moynihan
- Notable works
- The Christian Tradition (1971–1989)
- Influenced
- Philip Hefner
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jaroslav
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Akron
- Place of death
- Hamden
- Educated at
- University of Michigan
- Employer
- University of Chicago
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Orthodox Church in America
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Field of work
- history of Christianity
- Image
- Pelikan.jpg
- Residence
- Hamden
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- date of birth
- 1923-12-17
- date of death
- 2006-05-13
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Jaroslav Jan Pelikan
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Jaroslav Jan Pelikan Jr. (/ˈjɑːrəslɑːv ˈpɛlɪkən/; December 17, 1923 – May 13, 2006) was an American scholar of the history of Christianity, Christian theology, and medieval intellectual history at Yale University.
Early years
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