Eberhard von Rothkirch

Eberhard von Rothkirch (born August 2, 1852 in Schottgau near Breslau , † December 15, 1911 in Berlin ) was a co-founder of the community movement and chairman of the first YMCA in Germany.

Life

Eberhard von Rothkirch came from a noble Silesian family. He was born as the fourth child of Protestant parents Oskar Siegismund von Rothkirch and Panthen (born May 19, 1821) and Helene von Rosenberg. During his visit to the Knight Academy in Liegnitz , he met Eduard von Pückler . He took part in the Franco-German War as a non-commissioned officer . A serious wound at the Battle of Sedan amputated his right leg and ended his military career. Before leaving, he was promoted to officer and awarded the Iron Cross . He studied forestry in Eberswalde and then worked from 1878 to 1896 as a forest clerk at the Berlin Court Chamber. In 1881 he joined the Sunday school work established by Count Andreas Bernstorff as a helper . On January 22, 1883, he was one of the founders of the first Christian Association of Young Men in Berlin, together with Eduard von Pückler, Andreas Graf von Bernstorff and Christian Phildius , of which he became the first president. Eberhard von Rothkirch was one of the founding members of the community movement in Germany.

literature

Ulrich von Hassell: Eberhard von Rothkirch and Panthen. A picture of life based on letters and notes. Berlin, 1912
Ms. Eberhard v. Rothkirch: Rothkirch and Panthen, Eberhard Carl Siegismund von. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 8, Bautz, Herzberg 1994, ISBN 3-88309-053-0 , Sp. 824-825. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive on June 13, 2007)

Individual evidence

↑ Jörg Ohlemacher: Rothkirch, Eberhard von (1852-1911) . In: Helmut Burkhardt and Uwe Swarat (ed.): Evangelical Lexicon for Theology and Congregation . tape 3 . R. Brockhaus Verlag, Wuppertal 1994, ISBN 3-417-24643-1 , p. 1726 .
↑ Michael Diener : Staying on course in stormy times. Walter Michaelis (1866-1953). A life for the church and community movement (= TVG Church History Monographs ). Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1998, ISBN 3-7655-9422-9 , p. 137 .

personal data
SURNAME	Rothkirch, Eberhard von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Rothkirch and Panthen, Eberhard Carl Siegismund von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Co-founder and chairman of the first YMCA in Germany
DATE OF BIRTH	August 2, 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH	Schottgau
DATE OF DEATH	December 15, 1911
Place of death	Berlin

[1] Jörg Ohlemacher: Rothkirch, Eberhard von (1852-1911) . In: Helmut Burkhardt and Uwe Swarat (ed.): Evangelical Lexicon for Theology and Congregation . tape 3 . R. Brockhaus Verlag, Wuppertal 1994, ISBN 3-417-24643-1 , p. 1726 .

[2] Michael Diener : Staying on course in stormy times. Walter Michaelis (1866-1953). A life for the church and community movement (= TVG Church History Monographs ). Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 1998, ISBN 3-7655-9422-9 , p. 137 .