Alfred Uckeley

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Uckeley as rector in the Kant commemorative year 1924

Alfred Max Robert Uckeley (born August 25, 1874 in Kolberg , † December 26, 1955 in Marburg ) was a Protestant theologian and rector of the Albertus University of Königsberg .

Life

Uckeley was born the son of a Stettin merchant. After attending the Marienstiftsgymnasium in Stettin , he studied theology in Greifswald , Berlin and Halle . In the study were Victor Schultze and Martin von Nathusius his authoritative teacher. He became a member of the Greifswald, Berliner , Halle and Marburger Wingolfs .

From 1900 to 1905 he was pastor in Bad Wildungen . After receiving his doctorate in 1902 , he completed his habilitation in 1905 at the University of Greifswald . In 1910 he was appointed full professor for practical theology at the Albertina. From 1914 he was also a university preacher at the Königsberg Cathedral , the university church. From 1923 onwards he worked as a consistorial councilor of the Church of the Old Prussian Union . In 1923/24 Uckeley was rector of the Albertina. Until 1932 he was a member of the DVP . On May 1, 1933 he joined the Nazi party a

After the National Socialist " seizure of power ", Uckeley joined the German Christians , who advocated a synthesis of Christianity and National Socialism . In 1934 Uckeley was transferred to the University of Marburg against his will , where he lost the office of university preacher after student protests . 1939 emeritus , but he represented his not newly occupied the chair until the 1948th

Works (selection)

  • Reformation history of the city of Greifswald , Greifswald 1902.
  • The modern village sermon. A study on homiletics. Leipzig 1908, 2nd edition, 1914.
  • Modern sermon ideals. Contributions to the theory of contemporary preaching in terms of content and form . Leipzig 1910.
  • with Wilhelm Richter: The Christian Faith and Modern Man. An introduction to understanding the main issues of Christianity. Potsdam 1920.
  • At the grave - contributions from twenty employees. The casual speech of the present. Volume 2, Berlin 1930.
  • The casual speech of the present. Confession and the Lord's Supper. Berlin 1931.
  • Questions from time - answers from eternity. Sermons held in the castle church in Königsberg i. Pr. , Königsberg 1931.
  • Pomerania in the age of the Reformation. Szczecin 1935.
  • The town church of Bad Wildungen . A guide in viewing their monuments and paintings . Bad Wildungen 1937.
  • The church ordinances of Ziegenhain and Kassel 1539 . Marburg 1939.

As editor

  • Urbanus Rhegius : How one should speak carefully and without annoyance of the most important articles of Christian teaching (Formulas quaedam caute et citra scandalum loquendi) . Leipzig 1908.
  • The General Synodal Order . Bonn 1912.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ see Hessisches Staatsarchiv Marburg (HStAMR), Best. 915 No. 5794, p. 442 ( digitized version ).
  2. ↑ Thomas Thamm: The corporation students in Königsberg / Prussia from 1918 to 1945 . Historia Academica, series of publications by the Student History Association of the Coburg Convent, Volume 34, ed. by J. Setter and U. Becker, Würzburg 1995
  3. ↑ See also the list of rectors at the Albertus University .

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SURNAME Uckeley, Alfred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Uckeley, Alfred Max Robert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian and rector of the University of Königsberg
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1874
PLACE OF BIRTH Kolberg
DATE OF DEATH December 26, 1955
Place of death Marburg on the Lahn