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Niebuhr

[ nee-boor; for 1 also German nee-boor ]
/ ˈni bʊər; for 1 also German ˈni bur /
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noun
Bar·thold Ge·org [bahr-tawlt gey-awrk], /ˈbɑr tɔlt geɪˈɔrk/, 1776–1831, German historian.
Rein·hold [rahyn-hohld], /ˈraɪn hoʊld/, 1892–1971, U.S. theologian and philosopher.
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Niebuhr
/ (ˈniːbʊə) /

noun
Barthold Georg (ˈbartɔlt ˈɡeːɔrk). 1776–1831, German historian, noted for his critical approach to sources, esp in History of Rome (1811–32)
Reinhold (ˈraɪnˌhəʊld). 1892–1971, US Protestant theologian. His works include Moral Man and Immoral Society (1932) and The Nature and Destiny of Man (1941–43)
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