Franz Spemann

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Franz Spemann (1926)

Franz Spemann (born January 30, 1877 in Stuttgart , † March 1, 1956 in Sindelfingen ) was a German writer and from 1914 to 1934 secretary of the German Christian Student Association .

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family

Franz Spemann's father was the publisher Johann Wilhelm Spemann . Franz Spemann was the fifth of six children. His mother was Maria Spemann, b. Adriani (January 23, 1849– February 27, 1917), she was his father's second wife. His oldest brother was the biologist and Nobel Prize winner Hans Spemann .

Franz Spemann was married to Friederike Hertha Karoline von Wrangell on July 21, 1906.

Career

Between the 19th and 20th centuries, Spemann studied music in Berlin, art history in Heidelberg and theology at the University of Halle . He was a literary historian, author, preacher and former pastor of the Evangelical Church. Between 1901 and 1904 there was an exchange of letters with the theologian Martin Kähler .

From 1914 Spemann was secretary of the German Christian Student Union (DCSV). He dedicated his book Theological Confessions in Dresden in the summer of 1929 in Dresden to Karl Heim , professor of theology at the University of Tübingen, Edmund Jeremias, State Finance Councilor in Dresden and Paul Zander, senior doctor at the Elisabethstift hospital in Darmstadt , as his friends. In 1932 he dedicated his work to Karl Heim and the theology of his time to Reinold von Thadden “in grateful friendship”. In 1949 Hanns Lilje published a book in which Franz Spemann gave a testimony to his meeting with the theologian Martin Kähler.

As a DCSV functionary, Franz Spemann confessed to National Socialism.

Fonts

  • From the Renaissance to Jesus. Confessions of a Modern Student. Verlag JF Steinkopf, Stuttgart, 5th edition, 1904
  • Jesus in the 20th century. 2nd Edition. Published by JF Steinkopf, Stuttgart 1907
  • Regional Church or Religious Freedom? 2nd Edition. Hermann Walther Verlagbuchhandlung, Berlin 1907
  • Jesus from Galilee. A consideration. Publishing house by JF Steinkopf, Stuttgart, 1st edition 1908
  • Confession of the Sons of God. Published by Joh.Schergens, Bonn 1910
  • The invisible world. 4. redesigned Edition, Verlag Gottlob Koezle, Chemnitz o. J.
  • Idealism and Christianity. The limits of artistic and ethical idealism and the Christian idea of ​​redemption Voices from the German Christian student movement , Issue 3. Furche-Verlag, Berlin 1920
  • Jerusalem, Wittenberg and Rome. Contributions to the religious question of the present. Furche-Verlag, Berlin 1920
  • The musician's soul. On the philosophy of music history. Voices from the German Christian student movement , issue 10. Furche-Verlag, Berlin, 1921
  • On the philosophy of history. Voices from the German Christian student movement , issue 18. Furche-Verlag, Berlin 1923
  • From Heinrich W. Riehl to Oswald Spengler. A contribution to the understanding of the Bible in our time. Furche-Verlag, Berlin 1926.
  • Harmonies and dissonances - On German music and its intellectual backgrounds. Voices from the German Christian student movement. Issue 59. Furche Verlag, Berlin 1928.
  • Theological creeds, experiences and studies. 2nd edition, Furche-Verlag, 1929.
  • Karl Heim and the theology of his time. A contribution to the dogmatic work of the church. Verlag der Osianderchen Buchhandlung, Tübingen 1932.
  • From my student days, memories and perspectives. Published by JF Steinkopf, Stuttgart 1937.
  • Contemporary Protestant Theology and the New Testament. 2nd Edition. Spener-Verlag, Marburg / Lahn 1939.
  • Christ and our great time. 2nd expanded edition. Spener-Verlag, Marburg, 1940.
  • The Son of Man and His Concealment. Written certificates 7th episode. Bundes-Verlag, Witten / Ruhr 1949.

literature

  • Hanns Lilie (Ed.): Encounters. Laetare-Verlag, Nuremberg 1949.
  • Walter Schäble: "And God let come what he asked" - Providence and guidance. Bergische Buchberatung, Wermelskirchen 1976.
  • Haejung Hong: The German Christian Student Association (DCSV) 1897–1938. Tectum, Marburg 2001.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ThULB
  2. ↑ Data on the family according to the NDB entry on Hans Spemann
  3. ^ Franz Spemann: From my student days, memories and outlooks. Steinkopf, Stuttgart 1937.
  4. ↑ Archive of the Francke Foundations in Halle (Saale)
  5. ↑ Haejung Hong: The German Student Christian Federation (DCSV) 1897-1938 , tectum, Marburg 2001, p 71
  6. ^ Heinz-Werner Kubitza: History of the Evangelical Student Community Marburg , Marburg 1992, p. 75
  7. ↑ Christiaan Janssen: Demarcation and adaptation: German culture between 1930 and 1945 as reflected in the reference bodies Het Duitsche Boek and De Weegschaal , Waxmann, 2003, p. 235

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personal data
SURNAME Spemann, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer and secretary of the German Christian Student Union
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart
DATE OF DEATH March 1, 1956
Place of death Sindelfingen