Philip Schaff

Swiss-born, American theologian and ecclesiastical historian (1819–1893)

Person human Q115922

Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[20]
Date of birth: 1819
Date of death: October 20, 1893
Place of birth: Chur
Place of death: New York City
Country of citizenship: Switzerland, United States^[11]^[12]
Occupation: church historian, translator, theologian, university teacher, writer, Bible translator^[13]
Employer: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[14]
Educated at: University of Tübingen, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg^[15]^[16]^[17]
Religion or worldview: Protestantism, reformed^[18]^[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[32]
Described by source: Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature, The Encyclopedia Americana, Neue Deutsche Biographie^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31]
Family name: Schaff^[21]
Given name: Philip^[22]
Interested in: history of Christianity^[34]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national: Chur^[23]
Name in native language: Philip Schaff^[33]
P14611: 99133
Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery^[10]
Writing language: English

🏷️ Also known as

en Philip Schaff ar فيليب شاف ja フィリップ・シャフ ko 필립 샤프 pt SCHAFF ru Филипп Шафф ru Филип Шафф ru Шафф, Филип ru Шафф, Филипп uk Філіп Шафф

🔖 Identifiers · 82

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VIAF cluster ID: 61584042
Library of Congress authority ID: n79073670
GND ID: 11913764X
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Philip Schaff.jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID: 63028
American Academy in Rome ID: 12414610
American National Biography ID: 0801331
Angelicum ID: 38357
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID: schaff-philip-1819-1893-theologian-and-ecclesiastical-historian
Archives at Yale agent ID: people/71031
BAnQ authority ID: 0001694699

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BIBSYS ID: 90269294
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE): SchaffPhilip1819-1893
Biblioteca di Santa Sabina ID: 9605
Biblioteche della Custodia di Terra Santa a Gerusalemme ID: 12886
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12149904g
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: schaff-philip
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp01327482
CONOR.SI ID: 229898083
CONOR.SR ID: 15775335
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf11325235
CiNii Research ID: 1140000791864459136
CoBiS author ID: 95a5yja38danymj1atb5yc1q64t36e0
DDB person (GND) ID: 11913764X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 11913764X
EBAF authority ID: 2042
ELNET ID: a11977139
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Philip-Schaff
FAST ID: 38626
Find a Grave memorial ID: 46065451
Franciscan Center of Christian Oriental Studies ID: 6143
Freebase ID: /m/0187l4
Goodreads author ID: 304737
HDS ID: 010816
Harper's tag: philip-schaff
Hymnary author ID: Schaff_P
IdRef ID: 029078849
IxTheo authority ID: 139147489
KBR person ID: 14357130
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 11913764X
Libraries Australia ID: 35478860
Library of Congress Classification: BR139.S4
LibriVox author ID: 6784
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA01042968
NDL Authority ID: 00539800
NL CR AUT ID: skuk0005032
NLA Trove people ID: 967662
NLP ID: a0000002921304
NSK (VIAF) ID: 000185088
NUKAT ID: n2010162025
National Library of Greece ID: 169560
National Library of Ireland ID: vtls000086559
National Library of Israel ID (old): 000206378
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007300388405171
National Library of Korea ID: KAC201871012
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National Library of Lithuania ID: LNB:lZK;=Bn
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National Library of Russia ID: 7792533
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 069539030
Obálky knih ID: skuk0005032
Online Books Page author ID: Schaff, Philip, 1819-1893
Open Library ID: OL536714A
OpenMLOL author ID: 153422
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803100445180
Parsifal cluster ID: 155615
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID: 71055
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SHARE Catalogue author ID: 413216
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Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID: 41257
St. Sergius Institute authority ID: 788
Teresianum authority ID: 57447
Treccani ID: schaff
Unz Review author ID: SchaffPhilip
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/208252
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJcGhtbMBFhc7DV4K9dCwC
Yale LUX ID: person/5c43d93a-e432-4063-886e-100c455ef4ab

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Occupation 6

writer, historian, translator, theologian, university teacher, Bible translator

Described by source 5

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Nordisk familjebok, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, The Nuttall Encyclopædia

Educated at 3

University of Tübingen, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Country of citizenship 2

United States, Switzerland

Employer 1

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Given name 1

Philip

Instance of 1

human

Interested in 1

history of Christianity

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1

Chur

Place of birth 1

Chur

Place of burial 1

Woodlawn Cemetery

Place of death 1

New York City

Religion or worldview 1

Protestantism

Sex or gender 1

male

Writing language 1

English

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Summary

Philip Schaff was born in 1819^[1] in Chur^[2]. He died on October 20, 1893^[3], in New York City^[4]. He worked as a church historian^[5], translator^[6], theologian^[7], university teacher^[8], and writer^[9].

FAQs

Where was Philip Schaff born?

Philip Schaff was born in Chur^[2].

Where did Philip Schaff die?

Philip Schaff passed away in New York City^[4].

What did Philip Schaff do for work?

Philip Schaff worked as a church historian^[5], translator^[6], theologian^[7], university teacher^[8], and writer^[9].

Where did Philip Schaff go to school?

Philip Schaff was educated at University of Tübingen^[15], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[16], and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg^[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Philip Schaff — place of birth (P19): Chur. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Philip Schaff — place of death (P20): New York City. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved 2026-10-23. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Philip Schaff — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Philip Schaff — country of citizenship (P27): Switzerland. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Philip Schaff — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Philip Schaff — educated at (P69): University of Tübingen. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Philip Schaff — educated at (P69): Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Retrieved 2019-07-08. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Philip Schaff — educated at (P69): Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. Retrieved 2019-07-09. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Philip Schaff — occupation (P106): church historian. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Philip Schaff — occupation (P106): translator. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Philip Schaff — occupation (P106): theologian. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Philip Schaff — occupation (P106): university teacher. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Philip Schaff — occupation (P106): writer. Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Philip Schaff — occupation (P106): Bible translator. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Philip Schaff — employer (P108): Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Philip Schaff — place of burial (P119): Woodlawn Cemetery. Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Philip Schaff — religion or worldview (P140): Protestantism. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Philip Schaff — religion or worldview (P140): reformed. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved 2026-02-24. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Philip Schaff — date of birth (P569): 1819. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Philip Schaff — date of death (P570): October 20, 1893. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Philip Schaff — family name (P734): Schaff. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Philip Schaff — given name (P735): Philip. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Philip Schaff — municipal affiliation of a Swiss national (P1321): Chur. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved 2026-02-24. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Philip Schaff — described by source (P1343): Nordisk familjebok. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Philip Schaff — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Philip Schaff — described by source (P1343): Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Philip Schaff — described by source (P1343): Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Philip Schaff — described by source (P1343): The Nuttall Encyclopædia. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Philip Schaff — described by source (P1343): Library of the World's Best Literature. bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Philip Schaff — described by source (P1343): The Encyclopedia Americana. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Philip Schaff — described by source (P1343): Neue Deutsche Biographie. Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 2026-11-02. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Philip Schaff — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Philip Schaff — name in native language (P1559): Philip Schaff. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Philip Schaff — interested in (P2650): history of Christianity. wikidata.org.

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