Carl Matthiesen
Carl Matthiesen (born May 30, 1866 in Hadersleben , † January 7, 1947 in Flensburg ) was a German Lutheran theologian.
Life
Carl Matthiesen was a son of the businessman Peter Matthiesen (born November 3, 1821 in Tyrstrup ; † November 4, 1881 in Hadersleben) and his wife Sophie Gertrude, née Sörensen (* 1839 or 1840). He had a brother named Thomas. He worked from 1909 to 1939 as a pastor at the St. Petri Church in Flensburg and wrote several works on the church history of Schleswig-Holstein that made him famous.
Matthiesen attended a grammar school in Hadersleben and studied theology at the University of Leipzig from 1883. He also placed a focus on historical topics. He later visited universities in Erlangen and Kiel . After the final theological examination in 1889, he went to the north Schleswig seminary led by Provost Valentiner . He then worked for three years in Hügum , where he made the acquaintance of Emil Wacker , who had founded the Flensburg Lutheran Conference, which Matthiesen also joined.
From 1893 to 1903 Matthiesen worked as pastor in Sonderburg , then until 1910 as pastor of Rödding . In both places he maintained contacts with the Flensburg Diakonissenanstalt . He moved there as Wacker’s successor and worked there for 24 years as pastor and rector of the institution. Matron Hanny Funcke, whose father Otto Funcke was a well-known theologian, supported him in his work . Until the end of his life he was considered one of the most renowned theologians of the regional church.
Matthiesen's words were heard by deaconesses, congregations and at synods in Germany and Denmark. The theological faculty of Kiel University awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1930. During the church struggle he was considered a spiritual father and advisor for many young students and pastors. He developed his effect in particular through his sermons, which were strongly influenced by the north Schleswig revival movement .
Matthiesen was married to Auguste Wolf from Warnitz , who died on June 12, 1927 in Flensburg.
Fonts
- Personal conversion as the preaching of the church . In: Orthodoxy and Piety , Volume 1. Furche-Verlag Berlin 1938, pp. 21–59, ed. v. Hans Asmussen .
- The Ev.-luth. Diakonissenanstalt Flensburg . Volume 1: 1874-1924; Volume 2: 1924-1934, Flensburg 1939.
- Out of my life . People under God's command. Reich and Heidrich, Ev. Publishing house, Hamburg 1948.
literature
- Johann Schmidt : Matthiesen, Carl . In: Schleswig-Holstein Biographical Lexicon . Volume 3. Karl Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 1974, pp. 187-188.
Web links
- Biogram Carl Matthiesen geschichte-bk-sh.de, with contributions by Johann Schmidt, Wilhelm Halfmann , Frank Schlicht
Individual evidence
- ↑ DNB 106570099
- ^ Eduard Alberti : Valentiner, Christian August . In: Lexicon of Schleswig-Holstein-Lauenburg and Eutinian writers from 1829 to mid-1866 (1867 to 1868). 2. Dept. MZ . Academic bookstore, Kiel 1868, p. 496 f. ( urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb10730449-2 ). L. Koch: Valentiner, Christian August . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 18 : Ubbe – Wimpffen . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1904, p. 204 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
- ^ A. Popp: The seminary for North Schleswig . In: Gothart Magaard , Gerhard Ulrich (Hrsg.): 100 years of Preetz. A commemorative publication . Lutherische Verlagsgesellschaft, Kiel 1996, pp. 85–92, vikariat-nordkirche.de (PDF); Valentiner was, of course, provost in Tyrstrup (in Northern Schleswig), not as stated on p. 86 in Tystrup (on Zealand)!
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Matthiesen, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lutheran theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hadersleben |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 1947 |
| Place of death | Flensburg |