Victor Schultze
Victor Schultze was a German church historian and archaeologist.
He studied theology and art history at the universities of Basel, Strasbourg, Jena and Göttingen, and in 1879 qualified as a lecturer of church history and Christian archaeology at the University of Leipzig. In 1884 he became an associate professor at Greifswald, where from 1888 to 1920 he taught classes as a full professor at the university.
Selected works
Geschichte des Untergangs des griechisch-römischen Heidentums, vol. 1 1887, vol. 2 1892 - History on the downfall of Greco-Roman paganism. Die Katakomben von San Gennaro dei Poveri in Neapel, 1877 - The catacombs of San Gennaro dei Poveri in Naples.Archäologische Studien über altchristliche Monumente, 1880 - Archaeological studies on early Christian monuments.Die Katakomben : die altchristlichen Grabstätten : ihre Geschichte und ihre Monumente, 1882 - The catacombs; the early Christian tombs, history and monuments. Archäologie der altchristlichen Kunst, 1895 - Archaeology of early Christian art. Altchristliche Städte und Landschaften, 3 vols. 1913-1930 - Early Christian towns and landscapes.Grundriss der christlichen Archäologie, 1919 - Outline of Christian archaeology.He was also editor of the Geschichtsblätter für Waldeck und Pyrmont.