Paul de Lagarde

Paul de Lagarde
Paul Anton de Lagarde
Born
Paul Bötticher

(1827-11-02)2 November 1827
Berlin, Prussia
Died22 December 1891(1891-12-22) (aged 64)
Göttingen, Germany
OccupationsOrientalist, Biblical scholar
FatherWilhelm Bötticher

Paul Anton de Lagarde (born Paul Bötticher, 2 November 1827 – 22 December 1891) was a German biblical scholar and orientalist. He is regarded as one of the greatest orientalists of the 19th century. Lagarde authored dozens of books, many on politics. His anti-Semitism, anti-Slavism, and aversion to traditional Christianity were influential precursors of Nazism.

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