 Joachim Wach

Joachim Ernst Adolphe Felix Wach (; January 25, 1898 – August 27, 1955) was a German religious scholar from Chemnitz, who emphasised a distinction between the history of religion (Religionswissenschaft) and the philosophy of religion.Wach was descended on both sides from the famous Mendelssohn family, both the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn and the composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.