View source for Gerbert, Camill (1860-1918)

Camill Gerbert studied at the universities of [[Strasbourg (Alsace, France)|Strasbourg]], [[Zürich (Switzerland)|Zürich]], and Tübingen; in 1886 he was made pastor in Saarebourg (Lorraine) and in 1898 accepted a call to Biebrich a. Rh. At the outbreak of [[World War (1914-1918)|World War I]] he went to [[Belgium|Belgium]] as a chaplain. In January 1918, at the request of his congregation, he returned to Biebrich, where he died 27 May 1918. He is the author of the meritorious work, <em>Geschichte der Strassburger Sektenbewegung zur Zeit der Reformation </em>1525- <em>1534 </em>(Strasbourg, 1889). It is based on thorough research in the sources and is a valuable study of [[Anabaptism|Anabaptism]] in Strasbourg, though it is now superseded, especially by [[Hulshof, Abraham (1874-1954)|Hulshof's]] work. The author's viewpoint is that of the Protestant Church, but he treats the Anabaptists with a refreshing objectivity, even though he does not do justice to some individual leaders like [[Denck, Hans (ca. 1500-1527)|Hans Denck]]. The book marks great progress from the research done by T. Wilhelm Röhrich; therein lies its lasting significance.
= Bibliography =
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. ''Mennonitisches Lexikon'', 4 vols. Frankfurt &amp; Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: II, 75.

Hulshof, A. <em>Geschiedenis van de Doopsgezinden te Straatsburg van 1525 tot 1557: Academisch proefschrift ... </em>Amsterdam: J. Clausen, drukker van het Amsterdamsch studentencorps, 1905.

Röhrich, T. Wilhelm. "Zur Geschichte der Strassburger Wiedertäufer in den Jahren 1527 bis 1543." <em>Zeitschrift für historische Theologie </em>(1860).
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