Ludwig Diestel

Ludwig Diestel (28 September 1825 – 15 May 1879) was a German Protestant theologian born in Königsberg.

He studied at several universities and in 1851 became a lecturer at the University of Bonn. In 1858 at Bonn he became an associate professor of theology. Later on, he served as a professor at the Universities of Greifswald (1862), Jena (1867) and Tübingen (1872).

Diestel was known for his liberal-minded theological views. He specialized in Old Testament exegesis and was the author the highly acclaimed "Geschichte des Alten Testamentes in der christlichen Kirche" (History of the Old Testament in the Christian Church), (1868). Other noted works by Diestel include: