Boehmer, Eduard

BOEHMER, bŪ´mer, EDUARD: German theologian and Romance scholar; b. at Stettin May 24, 1827; d. at Lichtental Feb. 5,1906. He was educated at the universities of Halle and Berlin, and in 1854 became privat-docent for theology in Halle. He later turned his attention to Romance, and in 1866 was appointed associate professor in that subject in Halle, becoming full professor two years later. In 1872 he was called to Strasburg in the same capacity, but retired with the title of professor emeritus in 1879. Among his numerous works those of theological importance are Ueber Verfasser und Abfassungszeit der johanneischen Apokalypse (Halle, 1855); Das erste Buch des Thora (1862); Franzisca Hernandez und Frai Franzisco Ortiz (Leipsic, 1866); Bibliotheca Wiffeniana: Spanish Reformers of two Centuries from 1520 (2 vols., Strasburg, 1874–83); and Des Apostels Paulus Brief an die Römer (Bonn, 1886).