Bernd Schirrmacher

Bernd Schirrmacher (born March 16, 1921 in Bremen ; † February 13, 2015 in Lahnau ) was a German professor of communications engineering .

Live and act

After graduating from high school, Schirrmacher studied engineering in the field of communications technology from 1939. His studies were interrupted by his military service in the Navy , which he had to do between 1940 and 1945. After returning from a brief captivity , he was able to finish his studies in Hanover in 1952 as a graduate engineer . From 1952 to 1961 he worked as an engineer in Freiburg and then until 1963 as laboratory manager for quality assurance at the Rondo company in Schwelm . In 1969 he moved to Giessen and taught until 1985 as a professor for communications engineering at the local technical college (now the Technical University of Central Hesse ). For several years he was the dean of the “Electrical and Communications Engineering” department.

Even before his retirement, Schirrmacher was involved in many Christian organizations. He was the investor of the family-owned publishing house for culture and science . He was one of the founding members of the August Hermann Francke School in Giessen , which opened in 1980 ; from 1983 to 2008 he was chairman and then honorary chairman of its sponsoring association. During this time he acted as a volunteer pastor for teachers, parents and students as well as construction manager, conducted job interviews and helped set up the electronic bookkeeping. From 1968 to 1996 he was a member of the board of the mission company “Worldwide Use for Christ” (WEC) based in Eppstein and between 1969 and 1993 member of the board of the German Christian Technicians Association . He temporarily chaired the local Evangelical Alliance and was a member of the Evangelical Free Church in Giessen until his death .

Private

Schirrmacher was married to Ingeborg Schirrmacher, nee Steinle, for the second time since 1956. The couple had three children and lived in Giessen . One of the sons is the theologian Thomas Schirrmacher .

Awards

In 2001 Schirrmacher received the Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon for his diverse volunteer work , presented by the Vice President of the German Bundestag, Hermann Otto Solms (FDP), and by the Mayor of Giessen, Manfred Mutz (SPD). On this occasion he was honored with the commemorative publication Baumeister ist der Herr with essays on authority, education, school and world mission. The technical contributions come from companions and students such as Wilhelm Faix , Stephan Holthaus and Ursula Wiesemann. There are also contributions from the jubilee and greetings from the celebrations in Giessen.

Publications

Master builder is the Lord: Experiences of divine detail work in a missionary organization (WEC) , Weltweit Buch, 1978; Publishing house for culture and science, Bonn 1997, ISBN 978-3-926105752 .
as co-author: Baumeister ist der Herr , Verlag für Kultur und Wissenschaft, Bonn 2001, ISBN 978-3-932829-29-1 .

literature

Klaus Schirrmacher, Thomas Schirrmacher and Ingrid von Torklus (eds.): Master builder remains the master: Ceremony for the 80th birthday of Professor Bernd Schirrmacher , Verlag für Kultur und Wissenschaft, Bonn 2001, ISBN 978-3-932829-29-1 .

Web links

Literature by and about Bernd Schirrmacher in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

↑ Bernd Schirrmacher: One of the co-founders of the evangelical school movement went from us , bucer.org, message from February 27, 2015.
^ VKW: about the publisher ( Memento from December 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), vkwonline.de, accessed on February 28, 2015.
↑ Gießener Allgemeine from March 17, 2011 (online in magazine No. 111 of the August-Hermann-Francke-Schule ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), p. 12).
↑ Bernd Schirrmacher now honorary chairman of the Christian School Association Gießen , medrum.de, message from May 29, 2008.
↑ Prof. Bernd Schirrmacher died at the age of 93 , ead.de, message from February 20, 2015.
↑ Gießener Allgemeine from March 17, 2011 (online in magazine No. 111 of the August-Hermann-Francke-Schule ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), p. 12).

personal data
SURNAME	Schirrmacher, Bernd
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German university professor, professor of communications engineering
DATE OF BIRTH	March 16, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bremen
DATE OF DEATH	February 13, 2015
Place of death	Lahnau

[1] Bernd Schirrmacher: One of the co-founders of the evangelical school movement went from us , bucer.org, message from February 27, 2015.

[2] VKW: about the publisher ( Memento from December 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), vkwonline.de, accessed on February 28, 2015.

[3] Gießener Allgemeine from March 17, 2011 (online in magazine No. 111 of the August-Hermann-Francke-Schule ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), p. 12).

[4] Bernd Schirrmacher now honorary chairman of the Christian School Association Gießen , medrum.de, message from May 29, 2008.

[5] Prof. Bernd Schirrmacher died at the age of 93 , ead.de, message from February 20, 2015.

[6] Gießener Allgemeine from March 17, 2011 (online in magazine No. 111 of the August-Hermann-Francke-Schule ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), p. 12).