Friedhelm König
Friedhelm König (born May 2, 1931 in Wuppertal ; † March 20, 2020 in Frankenberg (Eder) ) was a German vocational school teacher and author of evangelistic literature.
Life
Friedhelm König came from a merchant family. After graduating from high school , he studied economics in Marburg and business education in Cologne ; He gained commercial experience in his parents' company and in London . In 1954 he passed his first state examination as a commercial teacher, and after his legal clerkship in Wuppertal also his second state examination. From 1955 he taught at the newly founded two-year commercial school of the district vocational school in Frankenberg (Eder) . In 1965 he became head of the commercial department of the school, in 1969 deputy headmaster, in 1971 director of studies and in 1984 director of studies . In the same year he was one of the founders of the technical school for environmental protection technology (today Hans Viessmann School ) in Frankenberg. Since 1967 he has also been involved in traineeship training at the Marburg study seminar .
In addition, König wrote several evangelistic works. His first work, You are meant to be published in 1967, had several editions and was translated into Spanish, Dutch and Hungarian. Also the following books That is for sure , Are you really informed? and ... that gives us the victory were published several times and translated into Serbo-Croatian, English and Italian, among others.
König belonged to the "closed" wing of the Brethren movement .
Works (selection)
- 1967 You are meant. Messages for our time
- 1968 That's for sure
- 1972 Are you really informed?
- 1973 Caution, calculation errors!
- 1977 ... that gives us victory
- 1980 no oil?
- 1983 There is no difference
- 1989 raise the banner!
- 1993 The hidden truth. The point of no return
- 2007 Different than expected. Food for thought in short stories
Web links
- Literature by and about Friedhelm König in the catalog of the German National Library
- Friedhelm König turns 80: He shaped the vocational schools ( HNA , May 2, 2011)
- With eyewitnesses: District vocational school founded 50 years ago ( Association for Hessian History and Regional Studies , 2005)
- Karl-Hermann Völker: He shaped the vocational schools. Director a. D. Friedhelm König passed away ( Frankenberger Allgemeine , March 27, 2020)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | King, Friedhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German vocational school teacher and author of evangelistic literature |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wuppertal |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 2020 |
| Place of death | Frankenberg (Eder) |