List of Famous people with last name Oncken

Johann Gerhard Oncken

First Name Johann

Last Name Oncken

Died on January 2, 1884

Born in Germany, Lower Saxony

Johann Gerhard Oncken was a pioneer German Baptist preacher, variously referred to as the "Father of Continental Baptists", the "Father of German Baptists" and the "Apostle of European Baptists". Oncken, Gottfried Wilhelm Lehmann (1799–1882), and Julius Wilhelm Köbner (1806–1884) were known as the Baptist cloverleaf. J. G. Oncken helped direct and guide the growth of Baptists throughout Germany and across much of Europe for half a century.

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Hermann Oncken

First Name Hermann

Last Name Oncken

Born on November 16, 1869

Died on December 28, 1945 (aged 76)

Born in Germany, Lower Saxony

Hermann Gerhardt Karl Oncken was a German historian and political writer. He was one of the most notable historians of pre-Nazi Germany.

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