Albert Sting

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Albert Sting (born May 7, 1924 in Ludwigsburg ; † August 9, 2020 in Ehningen ) was a German theologian , psychologist , local historian , director of the Diakoniewerk and holder of the Staufer Medal of the State of Baden-Württemberg in gold.

Life

Sting was born in the rectory on Stadtkirchenplatz in Ludwigsburg. After graduating from university, Sting's academic career was interrupted by Reich labor and military service as well as by Soviet imprisonment until 1949. He then studied theology and psychology at the Universities of Tübingen and Göttingen . In 1951 Albert Sting became active in the Tübingen Wingolf , in 1952 in the Göttingen Wingolf . Sting completed his studies in Göttingen with a doctorate in philosophy .

After his time as a vicar, he accepted a position as a pastor in Waiblingen . There, Sting got involved in setting up a food delivery service for old and sick people. He helped set up the marriage and family counseling center in Stuttgart and was one of the founding members of the Stuttgart telephone counseling service . In 1961 Sting became a pastor in the city church of his hometown Ludwigsburg. As a deaconry pastor of the church district and as chairman of the Evangelical State Association for Day Care Centers in Württemberg , he took on other functions. In 1971 Albert Sting was appointed deputy principal at the newly established church training center for diakonia and religious education at Karlshöhe Ludwigsburg and lecturer in psychology . He held these functions until 1979, when he was appointed director of Karlshöhe. In this position he was responsible for the training of deacons, for homes and facilities in the field of youth, elderly, disabled and vulnerable assistance as well as for holiday facilities in the Swabian Forest and in Switzerland . He volunteered to support the diaconal adoption and foster placement.

The use Albert Stings for children in need and people with disabilities, his contributions to the study of the Diakonie and in the religious and social education and his commitment as a local historian and city chronicler were with the awarding of the Public Service Medal of the city of Ludwigsburg and the Federal Cross of Merit awarded. On May 17, 2014 State Secretary Jürgen Walter presented the rarely awarded Staufer Medal of the State of Baden-Württemberg on behalf of the State Government Albert Sting as a personal award of the Prime Minister for services to the state.

Awards and honors

Publications

  • History of the City of Ludwigsburg , Volume 1–3. Ungeheuer & Ulmer, Ludwigsburg 2005.
  • "Hopf ronter" - marketplace episodes , Ungeheuer & Ulmer, Ludwigsburg 1995.
  • History of the city of Ludwigsburg: From 1816 to the end of the war in 1945 , Ungeheuer & Ulmer, Ludwigsburg 2004.
  • History of the city of Ludwigsburg: From prehistory to 1816 , Ungeheuer & Ulmer, Ludwigsburg 2000.
  • History calendar Ludwigsburg , Ungeheuer & Ulmer, Ludwigsburg 1995.
  • The Book of the Lower City. 1893-1993 - One hundred years of the Lower City of Ludwigsburg eV 1893 , Lower City of Ludwigsburg eV, 1993.
  • Parents and children, domination or partnership , Calwer Verlag, 1969.
  • Ludwigsburg history calendar. 1986 , Ungeheuer & Ulmer, 1986.
  • thrown and held: end of war and imprisonment 1945-1949 , Info & Idea, 2012.
  • Traces of Jewish Life - A Tour through Ludwigsburg , Stadtarchiv Stadt Ludwigsburg, 2001.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ City of Ludwigsburg press release of August 11, 2020: A bridge builder and a great Ludwigsburg , accessed on August 14, 2020
  2. ^ List of members of the Göttingen Wingolf. Year 2007. p. 28.
  3. ↑ http://www.swp.de/bietigheim/lokales/ludwigsburg/Staufermedaille-fuer-Albert-Sting;art1188801,2611424
  4. ^ Stauffer Medal for Albert Sting ( Memento from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Sting, Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian, psychologist, local historian, director of the Diakoniewerk and holder of the Staufer medal
DATE OF BIRTH May 7, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Ludwigsburg
DATE OF DEATH August 9, 2020
Place of death Ehningen