Franz Gescher

Franz Gescher (born July 1, 1884 in Essen , † October 15, 1945 in Bad Kudowa ) was a German theologian and lawyer.

Life

He studied philosophy and theology at the University of Bonn . He was ordained a priest on August 10, 1908 in Cologne . From August 22, 1908 he was chaplain at the Dreifaltigkeitskirche in Düsseldorf , from November 23, 1911 to St. Nikolaus (Cologne-Sülz) , from March 31, 1915 at the Albanskirche in Cologne. From 1930 he teaches as a canon law professor at the University of Breslau .

Fonts (selection)

• The Lord's Prayer of Caritas in difficult times . Einsiedeln 1916, OCLC 78527411 .
• as editor: War gifts - hospital tasks. Spiritual exercises in the hospitals. Experiences and suggestions . Einsiedeln 1916, OCLC 421681119 .
• The Cologne deanery and archdeaconate in their creation and first development. A contribution to the constitutional history of the German Church in the Middle Ages . Stuttgart 1919, OCLC 902188940 .
• Sixty years of empire and religion. Speech at the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Reich . Breslau 1931, OCLC 721121314 .

literature

• Hermann Conrad : Obituary Franz Gescher . in: Journal of the Savigny Foundation for Legal History. Canonical Department 34 (1947) pp. XII ff., ISSN  0323-4142 .
• Nikolaus Hilling : Obituary Franz Gescher . in: Archive for Catholic Church Law 123 (1948), pp. 106 ff., ISSN  0003-9160 .
• Franz Gescher after his letters to Ulrich Stutz
• Reimund Haas : Prof. Dr. Dr. Franz Gescher († 1945) and the Cologne synod research from the diocesan and cathedral library . In: Bishops, Monasteries, Universities and Rome. Commemorative publication for Josef Semmler (1928–2011) . Cologne 2012, ISBN 978-3-939160-35-9 .