Erdmann-Michael Hinz

Erdmann-Michael Hinz (born June 6, 1933 in Kolberg ; † September 5, 1950 in Halberstadt ) was a German sculptor .

Life

Erdmann-Michael Hinz was born in Kolberg in 1933 , where his father Paulus Hinz was pastor at Kolberg Cathedral . At the beginning of 1945 he witnessed the two-week siege of the city by the Soviet army and the death of an older brother who was hit by shrapnel. After Kolberg was taken by the Soviet troops, the family fled and initially found temporary accommodation in Berlin and Hermsdorf . In autumn 1946 his father got a job in Halberstadt , which is why the family moved there.

As a member of the Protestant Young Community, Hinz took an active part in community life. During this time he was already creating sculptures on biblical themes, which is why his father allowed him to pursue a career as a sculptor after confirmation . But Hinz died at the age of 17 in 1950. He was run over by a truck.

literature

• Paulus Hinz: beggar and praise singer. Sculptures by the early completed Erdmann Michael Hinz . With 45 photos by Walter Mahlke. 1st edition: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 1951. 14th edition: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 1967.
• Paulus Hinz: I have to see that in myself. The Kolberg sculptor Erdmann-Michael Hinz. In: Pomerania. Issue 4/1964, ISSN  0032-4167 . Reprinted in: Die Pommersche Zeitung. No. 47/2008, p. 11.
• Bernd Wildermuth , Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz :  Hinz, Erdmann-Michael. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 885-886.

Web links

• Literature by and about Erdmann-Michael Hinz in the catalog of the German National Library
• Literature list in the online catalog of the Berlin State Library