Niebuhr

/ˈniˌbʊr/
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Other forms: Niebuhrs

Definitions of Niebuhr
  1. noun
    German historian noted for his critical approach to sources and for his history of Rome (1776-1831)
    synonyms: Barthold George Niebuhr
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    example of:
    historian, historiographer
    a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
  2. noun
    United States Protestant theologian (1892-1971)
    synonyms: Reinhold Niebuhr
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    theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer
    someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
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