Albrecht Saathoff

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Albrecht Saathoff (born May 29, 1875 in Backemoor ; † October 8, 1968 in Göttingen ) was a German Lutheran pastor and historian.

Life

Saathoff studied Protestant theology at the Universities of Erlangen , Berlin and Göttingen . There he became a member of the Göttingen Wingolf in 1896 .

From 1904 to 1946 he was pastor at the St. Albanikirche in Göttingen. In addition to his work as a pastor, pastor and military pastor, he researched the city history of Göttingen and published its findings in several publications.

Attitude to National Socialism

The city of Göttingen honored Saathoff with its medal of honor and a place that bears his name in recognition of his services in the field of research into the city's history . Because of its controversial and unclear attitude to National Socialism , it has now been renamed Ingeborg-Nahnsen-Platz.

Awards

  • 1960: Medal of Honor of the City of Göttingen

Works (selection)

  • Faith and Fatherland. Patriotic sermons and addresses , Göttingen 1914
  • The savior. Jesus and his message according to the Gospels , Göttingen 1915
  • War Christmas 1916. A Christmas present for our army , Göttingen 1916
  • Luther's faith selected from his own testimonies , Tübingen 1917
  • The world of faith. Guiding principles for confirmation classes , Göttingen 1922 (5th edition)
  • From Göttingen's church history. Festschrift for the 400th anniversary of the Reformation on October 21, 1929 , Göttingen 1929
  • History of the university city of Göttingen. Until the University of Göttingen was founded in 1937
  • History of the university city of Göttingen. Since the University of Göttingen was founded in 1940
  • The Book of Faith Witnesses , Detmold 1951
  • Göttingen's cemeteries - the site of the great dead , Göttingen 1954
  • Pictures from the history of East Frisia , Leer 1962

As editor

  • Beads of the Bible , Göttingen 2 1912
  • From Luther's Coburg letters , Berlin 1930

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ List of members of the Göttingen Wingolf. Born in 1919. p. 4.
  2. ^ Pastor: Do not name Göttinger Platz after anti-Semites , Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover , November 2, 2005, accessed on May 7, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Saathoff, Albrecht
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lutheran pastor and historian
DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH Backemoor
DATE OF DEATH October 8, 1968
Place of death Goettingen