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Constantin von Tischendorf
German theologian and biblical scholar (–)
Lobegott Friedrich Constantin (von) Tischendorf (18 January &#;&#; 7 December ) was a German biblical scholar.
In , he discovered the world's oldest and most complete Bible dated to around the mid-4th century and called Codex Sinaiticus after Saint Catherine's Monastery at Mount Sinai.
Tischendorf was made an honorary doctor by the University of Oxford on 16 March , and by the University of Cambridge on 9 March following his discovery.[1] While a student gaining his academic degree in the s, he earned international recognition when he deciphered the Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus, a 5th-century Greekmanuscript of the New Testament.
Early life and education
Tischendorf was born in Lengenfeld, Saxony, the son of a forensic physician.[2] After attending primary school in Lengenfield, he went to grammar school in nearby Plauen.[2] From Easter , having achieved excellent ma
