Otto Karl Albrecht Ritschl (26 June 1860 in Bonn – 28 September 1944 in Bonn) was a German theologian, the son of Albrecht Ritschl. After studying at Göttingen, Bonn and Giessen, he became professor at Kiel (extraordinarius) in 1889 and afterwards at Bonn (extraordinarius 1894; ordinarius 1897). He published, among other works, Schleiermachers Stellung zum Christentum in seinen Reden über die Religion (1888), and a Life of his father (2 vols, 1829–96). Selected works Cyprian von Karthago und die Verfassung der Kirche. Eine kirchengeschichtliche und kirchenrechtliche Untersuchung Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1885. Albrecht Ritschls Leben (2 voll., Freiburg i.B.: J.C.B. Mohr, 1892-1896). Dogmengeschichte des Protestantismus. Grundlagen und Grundzüge der theologischen Gedenken- und Lehrbildung in den protestantischen Kirchen Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs, 1908–27. System und systematische Methode in der Geschichte des wissenschaftlichen Sprachgebrauchs und der philosophischen Methodologie Bonn: Carl Georgi, Universitats-Buchdruckerei und Verlag, 1906. External links 1860 births 1944 deaths German Lutheran theologians 19th-century German Protestant theologians 20th-century German Protestant theologians Writers from Bonn People from the Rhine Province University of Göttingen alumni University of Bonn alumni Academic staff of the University of Bonn University of Giessen alumni Academic staff of the University of Kiel 19th-century German male writers German male non-fiction writers