Constantin von Tischendorf

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Constantin von Tischendorf was a 19th-century German biblical scholar and textual critic best known for discovering and publishing the Codex Sinaiticus, one of the oldest surviving manuscripts of the Christian Bible.

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Constantin von Tischendorf canonical 4
Tischendorf 1

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instanceOf biblical scholar
person
textual critic
theologian
awardReceived nobility title "von" from the Kingdom of Saxony
citizenshipStatus Saxon
countryOfCitizenship Germany
Kingdom of Saxony
dateOfBirth 1815-01-18
dateOfDeath 1874-12-07
educatedAt University of Leipzig
employer University of Leipzig
era 19th century
familyName Constantin von Tischendorf self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tischendorf
fieldOfWork New Testament studies
biblical studies
textual criticism
givenName Lobegott Friedrich Constantin
hasAcademicDegree doctorate in theology
knownFor collecting and collating ancient biblical manuscripts
critical editions of the Greek New Testament
discovering Codex Sinaiticus at Saint Catherine's Monastery
languageOfWorkOrName German
Greek
Latin
memberOf Saxon Academy of Sciences
nativeLanguage German
notableWork Editio Octava Critica Maior of the Greek New Testament
discovery of Codex Sinaiticus
publication of Codex Sinaiticus
occupation biblical scholar
theologian
university teacher
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Saxony
Lengenfeld
placeOfDeath German Empire
Leipzig
positionHeld professor of theology at the University of Leipzig
religion Lutheranism
sexOrGender male
studied biblical manuscripts
New Testament
surface form: the New Testament
traveledTo Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople

Egypt
Middle East
Palestine
Saint Catherine’s Monastery
surface form: Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai
workLocation Leipzig

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Codex Sinaiticus discoveredBy Constantin von Tischendorf
Constantin von Tischendorf familyName Constantin von Tischendorf self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tischendorf
Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (partly) studiedBy Constantin von Tischendorf
subject surface form: Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus
Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (partly) transcribedBy Constantin von Tischendorf
subject surface form: Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus
Codex Claromontanus (D 06) studiedBy Constantin von Tischendorf