Georg Arndt (theologian)

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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.

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personal data
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