English noun: Niebuhr | |||
1. | Niebuhr (person) United States Protestant theologian (1892-1971) | ||
Synonyms | Reinhold Niebuhr | ||
Instance hypernym | theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer | ||
2. | Niebuhr (person) German historian noted for his critical approach to sources and for his history of Rome (1776-1831) | ||
Synonyms | Barthold George Niebuhr | ||
Instance hypernym | historian, historiographer | ||