Johann Wilhelm Baum

Johann Wilhelm Baum, sometimes known as Jean Guillaume Baum (7 December 1809, in Flonheim – 28 November 1878, in Strasbourg) was a German Protestant theologian, known for his studies involving the Protestant Reformation.

From 1847 onward, he served as a pastor at St. Thomas Church in Strasbourg.

In 1860 he became a professor of ancient languages and literature at the Protestant seminary, where in 1864 he was named a professor of homiletics.

In 1872 he was appointed professor of practical theology at the university.

With August Eduard Cunitz and Édouard Guillaume Eugène Reuss, he was co-editor of a multi-volume work on the writings of John Calvin, Ioannis Calvini Opera quae supersunt omnia (59 volumes, 1863–1900).