Friedrich Rode

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Friedrich Gottlieb Theodor Rode (born July 21, 1855 in Hamburg ; †  June 14, 1923 there ) was a German Protestant theologian and politician.

Life

Rode grew up in Hamburg and attended the Johanneum's school for scholars . He studied theology in Zurich , Leipzig and Jena . He did his doctorate on the ecclesiastical subject of the history of Kaiser Julian's reaction against the Christian Church in 1877. Rode became a deacon at St. Petri Church in Hamburg in 1880 , where in 1896 he was promoted to chief pastor. Rode was elected member of the Hamburg parliament in 1895, where he joined the right-wing parliamentary group . Rode spoke out in 1906 against the right to vote robbery has become known constitutional amendment, which imposed an additional tax census in the Hamburg election. The faction of the right renamed itself in 1916 to the faction of the National Liberal Party . From 1919 Rode was parliamentary group leader of the German People's Party in the citizenry. Rode belonged to the citizenry until 1923.

With his election as senior of the spiritual ministry in 1920, he was the Chief priest of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hamburg .

Rode became an honorary member of the University of Hamburg in 1921 , which honored him for his advocacy of the foundation.

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  1. ^ Rainer Hering: Rode . In: Reports and opinions from the University of Hamburg , ed. by the President of the University of Hamburg, 26. 1995, No. 2, pp. 45-47
predecessor Office successor
Adolf Kreusler Senior Pastor at St. Petri in Hamburg
1894–1923
Theodor Knolle