August Osvald Westrèn-Doll
August Osvald Westrèn-Doll (born November 9, 1882 in Fellin , Livonia ; † May 24, 1961 in Göttingen ) was a Baltic German Lutheran theologian and pastor .
Life
August Osvald westren-Doll studied from 1901 to 1906 at the University to Tartu and from 1906 to 1907 in Berlin theology . From 1909 to 1924 he worked as a pastor at the St. Bartholomäi Church in Dorpat. From 1920 he was provost there . Other parish offices that Westrèn-Doll held were Fellin (1924–1939), Krangen ( Prussian Stargard district ) in West Prussia (1939–1940), Marienburg i. Western pr. (1940) and finally the St. Anne's parish in Elbing , where he held office until he was expelled by the Polish authorities.
Westrèn-Doll served as President of the Estonian Scholarly Society from 1922 to 1927.
From 1953 he was an honorary member of the Baltic Historical Commission .
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on August Oswald Westren-Doll. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
Individual evidence
- ↑ Frank Pawassa: Jaekab's sons (Jaekaba deli): A Baltic family. P. 416. ( limited preview with Google Book Search ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Westrèn-Doll, August Osvald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Baltic German Lutheran theologian and pastor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fellin , Livonia |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 1961 |
| Place of death | Goettingen |