August Georg Koch

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August Georg Koch (born June 26, 1844 in Wallern an der Trattnach , † January 14, 1928 in Linz ) was an Austrian clergyman, senior of the Unterländer Seniorat of the Evangelical Church AB in Austria and pastor in Linz.

He belonged to the 2nd generation of the pastor dynasty Koch, which was founded by Jakob Koch (1744-1822). Like his brothers Jakob Ernst Koch and Josef Friedrich Koch , he was also chosen by his father to pursue a career in the church. In 1865 he graduated from high school in Linz and then studied Protestant theology at universities in Vienna, Tübingen and Leipzig. After taking the final exams, he was appointed pastor of the tolerance community Rutzenmoos in 1870 , in which he worked for seven years as a pastor, teacher and preacher. Then he moved to Linz, where in June 1878 he was solemnly instituted as the second Protestant pastor by his brother Jakob Ernst. After the death of Pastor Urbauer a vicar was appointed to his side.

When the pastor of Gallneukirchen, Ludwig Franz Schwarz , resigned from his position as senior of the Unterländer Seniorat in 1907, he was elected as his successor. In the following year he was appointed to the state school board.

At the age of 80 he became seriously ill, but was able to continue his office for a while after his recovery. He remained spiritually fresh until his death and took an active part in the fate of his community, which lasted almost 5000 souls, even in the old age.

August Georg Koch was a member of the general synod of the Protestant Church in Austria, a member of the Linz city school council, a member of the regional school council and a member of the Linz poor council, as well as chairman of the Upper Austrian branch of the Gustav-Adolf-Werk and chairman of the association for the establishment and maintenance of a station for Protestants Nursing in Linz, which played a significant role in the establishment of the Diakonissenkrankenhaus Linz .

Koch was a recipient of high honors and died at the age of 84. He was a priest for 57 years, including 50 years as a pastor in the Protestant parish in Linz.

The barely manageable number of mourners who gave the deceased, who remained unmarried, their final escort, testifies to the esteem he enjoyed.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Linzer Tages-Post , January 17, 1928, p. 4.
  2. ↑ Linzer Tages-Post, June 18, 1878, p. 3
  3. ↑ Evangelische Kirchen-Zeitung für Österreich, January 1, 1908, p. 3. At that time, the Unterländer Seniorat was responsible for the Evangelical parishes of Eferding, Gallneukirchen, Linz, Neukematen, Scharten, Steyr, Thening, Traun, Wallern and Wels.
  4. ↑ Linzer Tages-Post, February 26, 1908, p. 3
  5. ↑ Linzer Tages-Post, January 17, 1928, p. 4.
  6. ↑ Linzer Tages-Post, January 19, 1928, p. 13.
personal data
SURNAME Koch, August Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian senior of the Protestant Church
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH Wallern on the Trattnach
DATE OF DEATH January 14, 1928
Place of death Linz