Otto Zöckler (1833–1906)

German Lutheran theologian. Studied theology at Giessen to become a secondary school teacher, 1851–4. Studied for entrance to the Lutheran clergy at Friedberg, 1856. Habilitated in theology at Giessen and began teaching in 1856. Attended lectures on botany, zoology, chemistry, and experimental physics. Wrote several critiques of Darwinism based on theological and philosophical arguments.