Andreas Wackwitz
Andreas Wackwitz (born February 27, 1893 in Primkenau , Lower Silesia , † August 14, 1979 in Lörrach ) was a German Protestant clergyman and provost of South West Africa.
Life
At the beginning of 1933, Wackwitz became pastor of the German Protestant community in Windhoek . As provost he was chairman of the synodal committee of the German Evangelical Synod of South West Africa.
He left extensive unpublished memoirs. This was used by his grandson Stephan Wackwitz as the basis for his family novel An invisible land .
literature
- Marc Zirlewagen: Andreas Wackwitz. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 24, Bautz, Nordhausen 2005, ISBN 3-88309-247-9 , Sp. 1515-1519.
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| SURNAME | Wackwitz, Andreas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant provost in Namibia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Przemków , Lower Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 14, 1979 |
| Place of death | Loerrach |