SCHLEIERMACHER, FRIEDRICH (ERNST DANIEL)

born Nov. 21, 1768, Breslau, Silesia, Prussia died Feb. 12, 1834, Berlin German theologian, preacher, and classical philologist, generally recognized as the founder of modern Protestant theology. His major work, Der christliche Glaube (182122; 2nd ed. 1831; The Christian Faith), is a systematic interpretation of Christian dogmatics.