August Trümpelmann
August Christian Friedrich Ernst Heinrich Trümpelmann (born September 9, 1837 in Ilsenburg , † March 28, 1915 in Magdeburg ) was a German theologian and writer.
Life
He was the son of the modeller / foreman of an iron foundry and later a musician . After attending the local elementary school from 1843 to 1848, Trümpelmann went to the Lyceum in Wernigerode . In 1851 he transferred to the Pforta State School , where he remained until 1857. Then Trümpelmann began studying theology and philosophy in Halle , which he finished in 1860.
The following year he worked as a city missionary in Lyon . From 1862 to 1864 Trümpelmann held a position as private tutor in Hamburg and then until 1865 that of an assistant teacher in Wernigerode. In 1865 he was ordained , after which he took over the pastor's position in Friedrichswerth . Politically active here, he became a member of the state parliament in the Duchy of Gotha in 1872 . In 1875 Trümpelmann was appointed pastor and superintendent in Uelleben . From there he moved to Torgau in 1881 as pastor , superintendent and district school inspector . In 1891 Trümpelamm finally accepted the position of superintendent of the city ephoria St. Johannis in Magdeburg, which he held until his retirement in 1912. For his achievements he was awarded the " Rothen-Adler-Orden " (4th grade).
August Trümpelmann wrote various religious and socio-political writings, but especially dramatic poems and sacred plays with a historical background.
His son was Max T. (1870–1926) who made a name for himself as a theologian, but even more as a composer and poet.
Works
- The Roman question from the ecclesiastical and national standpoint (1868).
- Luther and his time (drama, 1869)
- The Battle of Möckern (1870).
- Perpetua and Felicitas (Narrative Poetry, 1873).
- Pictures from the conditions of the rural working population (1874).
- History of the sermon from the beginning to Schleiermacher (Ed. Richard Rothe, 1881).
- Luther and his time (Volksschauspiel, 1887, 1889).
- The censorship practiced on my folk play "Luther and his time" (1889).
- The sermon on the Muldenstein (Drama, 1890. 3rd edition 1933).
- What can the farmer expect from social democracy (1891, 1894).
- Monastery and School (Festival, 1893).
- The modern worldview and the apostolic creed (1901).
- A bond of the heart and its break (play, 1904)
- Yet! (3 Sermons of Time, 1906).
- How important is the return of Halley's Comet for our religious life? (1910).
literature
- Karl Mühlek : Biographical-Bibliographical Church Lexicon, Volume XII., Columns 634 - 635.
- Hans-Joachim Böttcher : "Trümpelmann, August ...", in: Important historical personalities of the Düben Heath, AMF - No. 237, 2012, p. 100.
Individual evidence
- ^ Trümpelmann, August. Retrieved June 14, 2017 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Trümpelmann, August |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Trümpelmann, August Christian Friedrich Ernst Heinrich (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian and writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1837 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ilsenburg |
DATE OF DEATH | March 28, 1915 |
Place of death | Magdeburg |