Georg Hartwig
Georg Heinrich Hartwig (born April 29, 1840 in Hassel , † October 19, 1927 in Hanover ) was a German Lutheran theologian, general superintendent and abbot .
Life
Hartwig was a son of the pastor August Christian Friedrich Hartwig. After graduating from the Domgymnasium Verden , he studied Protestant theology at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen from Easter 1858 . There he became active in the Corps Bremensia Göttingen . He was ordained on March 15, 1865 and initially employed as a parish collaborator in Hameln and Hildesheim. In 1871 he became pastor at the sanatorium and nursing home in Hildesheim , in 1882 pastor and superintendent in Sulingen , in 1887 first pastor at St. Jacobi and superintendent of Inspection II in Göttingen . From 1890 to 1903 he was first pastor at the town church in Celle and general superintendent of the general diocese of Lüneburg-Celle .
From 1890 to 1901 Hartwig was a clergyman in the consistory in Hanover. In 1891 he became an extraordinary member of the state consistory, in 1899 an unskilled worker, in 1900 a councilor in a part-time position. From 1902 to 1927 he was abbot of the Loccum monastery , most recently with the title of senior consistorial councilor.
Awards
- Royal Crown Order (Prussia) 3rd Class (1904)
- Order of the Red Eagle 3rd class with the ribbon (1905)
- Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class with Oak Leaves (1911)
- Crown for the Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class with Oak Leaves (1912)
- Star for the Prussian Royal Crown Order 2nd Class (1913)
- Star for the Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class with Oak Leaves and the Royal Crown (1915)
- D. theol. hc from the University of Göttingen
literature
- Philipp Meyer : The pastors of the regional churches of Hanover and Schaumburg-Lippes since the Reformation , 2 vol., Göttingen 1941/42, vol. 1, p. 162, 327, 506; Vol. 2, pp. 85, 426.
- Eike Christian Hirsch : Georg Hartwig (1840–1927), Abbot of Loccum, Chairman of the Fire Funds Committee 1902–1927 , in: Personalities who have shaped our history , brochure, ed. from the VGH insurance, [o. Cit., OD], pp. 18f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 39 , 647
- ^ Staff archive of the Corps Bremensia
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hartwig, Georg |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hartwig, Georg Heinrich (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lutheran theologian, general superintendent and abbot |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1840 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hassel (Weser) |
DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 1927 |
Place of death | Hanover |