Wilhelm Gass

Wilhelm Gass (November 28, 1813 – February 21, 1889) was a German theologian born in Breslau. He was the son of theologian Joachim Christian Gass (1766–1831) and his wife Wilhelmine.

He received his education in Breslau, Halle and Berlin, and as a student was influenced by the teachings of August Neander (1789–1850). He gained his PhD in 1837 and in 1846 he became an associate professor at the University of Breslau. During the following year he relocated to Greifswald, where in 1855 he achieved the title of professor ordinarius. In 1862 he was appointed professor of systematic theology at the University of Giessen, and in 1868 moved to Heidelberg as a successor to Richard Rothe (1799–1867). He died in 1889 in Heidelberg.

His theological work largely dealt with the history of Protestant dogmatics, studies of the Greek Orthodox Church during the Middle Ages and the history of Christian ethics.