Georg Arndt (theologian)
Johann Georg Arndt (born July 19, 1863 in Mückenberg ; † January 11, 1939 in Wernigerode ) was a German Protestant theologian , honorary archivist and manager of the Society for Church History.
Life
Arndt was the son of pastor Leopold Arndt in Eisdorf and attended high school in Halle (Saale) . He then studied Protestant theology at the Universities of Halle , Leipzig and Erlangen . Then he attended the seminary in Wittenberg .
From 1889 Arndt was vicar , first at the Bodelschwinghschen Anstalt and then in Sachsenburg near Frankenberg / Sa. In 1891 Arndt became a deacon (second pastor) at the Moritzkirche in Halberstadt . There he was promoted to pastor in 1911. In 1912 he retired. During the past few years, Arndt has made outstanding contributions to the archives of Prince zu Stolberg-Wernigerode .
Arndt, who was always involved in church politics, took over the office of General Secretary of the Reich Office of the Evangelical Federation in Berlin in 1916 . In the same year he was also accepted as a member of the Academy of Non-Profit Science in Erfurt . He was also awarded the title “Dr. jur. hc ”.
Between 1933 and 1936 Arndt worked as a pastor in the Eggenstedt parish . Subsequently, he was brought into the consistory of the ecclesiastical province of Saxony in Magdeburg and entrusted with the patronage affairs department .
He died in Wernigerode, where he owned a villa at 14 Hornstrasse.
Works (selection)
- Essays
- The parish occupation in the Principality of Halberstadt . In: Journal of the Association for Church History of the Province of Saxony , Vol. 6 (1909), pp. 181–211.
- The church building load in the Mark Brandenburg . In: Yearbook for Brandenburg Church History , Vol. 1 (1915), p. 119.
- The church building load in the former Erfurt area . In: Mitteilungen des Verein für Geschichte und Altertumskunde von Erfurt , vol. 37 (1916), pp. 1–84.
- Scientific activity in the Franciscan monastery in Halberstadt at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries . In: Franziskanische Studien , Vol. 5 (1918), pp. 103-130.
- Two brotherhoods among the Franciscans in Halberstadt . In: Franziskanische Studien , Vol. 7 (1920), pp. 232-240.
- The Franciscan elementary school in Halberstadt, especially at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries . In: Franziskanische Studien , Vol. 15 (1928), pp. 126–160.
- The historical development of Protestant canon law in the Diocese-Principality of Halberstadt from the Reformation to 1815 . In: Sachsen und Anhalt , Vol. 4 (1928), pp. 44-131.
- Books
- Brief history of the orphanage in Wernigerode. On the occasion of the 200th anniversary celebration of the orphanage . Wernigerode 1914.
- About church patronage in Prussia and attempts to repeal or replace it . ?? A. ?? Mieck, Prenzlau 1921.
- The?? Patronage and the church construction work in Pomerania. ?? A. ?? Mieck, Prenzlau 1922.
- The advance of Rome in Berlin and in the Mark Brandenburg . Berlin 1926.
literature
- Walther Killy et al. a. (Ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia . Saur, Munich 1990.
- Bernd Moeller , Bruno Jahn (ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia of Theology and the Churches (DBETh). de Gruyter, Berlin 2005, p. 53.
Web links
- Works by and about Georg Arndt in the German Digital Library
- Article in the Saxony-Anhalt Wiki
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Arndt, Georg |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arndt, Johann Georg |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1863 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mückenberg |
DATE OF DEATH | January 11, 1939 |
Place of death | Wernigerode |