Gottlieb Nathanael Bonwetsch (5 February 1848–18 July 1925) was a Russian-born German theologian. He became professor of church history at the University of Göttingen in 1891.

He was born in Norka

Norka

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, Saratov province in Russia

Russia

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, where his father was pastor

Pastor

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. He studied theology in Dorpat, then later in Göttingen and Bonn

Bonn

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. His first academic position was in Dorpat.