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Hans Küng
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Hans Küng

1928 – 2021 · aged 93

Swiss Catholic priest, theologian and author (1928-2021)

Born
19 Mar 1928 · Sursee
Died
6 Apr 2021 · Tübingen
Part ofSwitzerland218 BCE – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 107 years
  1. 19 Mar 1928BornBorn in Sursee
  2. 1975AwardLudwig Thoma Medal
  3. 1986AwardOskar Pfister Award
  4. 1998AwardTheodor Heuss Award
  5. 1999AwardLuther Prize “The Fearless Word”
  6. 2001AwardErnst Robert Curtius Award
  7. 2005AwardOrder of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
  8. 2007AwardKulturpreis der deutschen Freimaurer
  9. 2007AwardLessing Ring
  10. 2008AwardOtto Hahn Peace Medal
  11. 2009AwardAbraham Geiger Prize
  12. 6 Apr 2021DiedDied in Tübingen

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1928 – 2021).

  1. 1933 – 1945The Holocaust
  2. 19341934 FIFA World Cup
  3. 19361936 Summer Olympics
  4. 1937 – 1945Second Sino-Japanese War
  5. 19381938 FIFA World Cup
  6. 1938Munich Agreement
  7. 1939 – 1940Winter War
  8. 1939 – 1945World War II
  9. 1940 – 1945Auschwitz concentration camp
  10. 1941Attack on Pearl Harbor
  11. 1941 – 1945Eastern Front
  12. 1941Operation Barbarossa
  13. 1942 – 1943Battle of Stalingrad
  14. 1945Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  15. 1945 – 1946Nuremberg trials
  16. 19501950 FIFA World Cup
  17. 1950 – 1953Korean War
  18. 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
  19. 19541954 FIFA World Cup
  20. 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
  21. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  22. 1956Suez Crisis
  23. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  24. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  25. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  26. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  27. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  28. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  29. 1968Prague Spring
  30. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  31. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  32. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  33. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  34. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  35. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  36. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  37. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  38. 1985Schengen Agreement
  39. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  40. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall

Biography

Hans Küng (German: [ˈhans ˈkʏŋ]; 19 March 1928 – 6 April 2021) was a Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and author. He was a leading and often controversial figure in modern Catholic thought, known for his critique of papal infallibility and his advocacy of a re-examination of Catholic doctrine. He served as a theological adviser (peritus) at the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965) and was Professor of Ecumenical Theology at the University of Tübingen from 1960 until his retirement in 1996.

His views led to prolonged conflict with Church authorities, and in 1979 the Vatican revoked his authorization to teach Catholic theology. Küng later focused on interreligious dialogue and global ethics, serving as president of the Foundation for a Global Ethic from 1995. He remained a Catholic priest throughout his life and received numerous honors, including the Otto Hahn Peace Medal in 2008.

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