Description
The third volume of Martin Bucer's "Correspondance" covers the years from 1527 to 1529. In this period Bucer, a German Protestant reformer, played an increasing part in Strasbourg, while his renown started growing abroad.
Jean Rott studied at the famous Ecole des Chartres in Paris. He was appointed Librarian and subsequently Researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. He gained international renown by his research in and publications on the religious history of 16-century Elsas, of which 63 were published in the Investigationes Historicae (Strasbourg, 1963). Of particular interest are the publication of the 4 volumes of Quellen zur Geschichte der Taufer (Strasbourg) and the Correspondence of Bucer. Jean Rott is docteur es lettres of the University of Strasbourg and holds an honorary doctorate at the Universities of Munster in Westphalen and Neuchatel. His expert knowledge and leading contribution to the field of history are widely acknowledged.