Gustav Friedrich Bauer
Gustav Friedrich Bauer (born October 18, 1881 in Lüttringhausen , † July 26, 1968 in Heidelberg ) was a German Protestant pastor and historian .
Life
Gustav Bauer grew up in Barmen , where he graduated from high school in 1902 . He studied Protestant theology in Bonn and Berlin until 1905 and then studied history and geography for a few semesters. In 1906 he passed the first theological exam in Koblenz . The Vicariate in Hülsenbusch followed. Bauer passed his second theological exam in autumn 1908, again in Koblenz. In the following years he worked as a synodal vicar in Gummersbach and as an assistant preacher in Oberhausen . On July 12, 1910, he was ordained in Engelskirchen . From December 10, 1911 to April 30, 1952, he held the second pastoral position in the Protestant parish of Bad Laasphe in the Wittgenstein parish , where his grandfather Georg Bauer had already worked as a teacher and pastor from 1836 to 1890. After his retirement in 1951, Bauer moved to Bad Rothenfelde and in 1960 back to Laasphe.
Services
Bauer made a name for himself as a pastor of his community in the difficult times of two world wars and the global economic crisis. In addition, his historical interest in the region bore fruit. He was responsible for maintaining the archives of the Wittgenstein church district. Together with his intensive research in the Princely Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein Archive at Wittgenstein Castle near Laasphe, he acquired extensive historical and ecclesiastical knowledge in this way. Numerous articles provide lasting, valuable evidence of this. In contrast to other local history authors, Bauer managed to remain factual and ideological in his publications between 1933 and 1945. The most important and still not outdated publication of Bauer is his 1954 book on the Reformation in Wittgenstein.
Gustav Bauer was one of the founders of the Association for the History and Folklore of Wittgenstein in 1913. After the First World War, he was chairman of the association until 1927. When the association was re-established as the Wittgensteiner Heimatverein in 1956, Bauer was elected honorary chairman.
Fonts
- The Reformation in the County of Wittgenstein and its implementation until the death of Count Ludwig the Elder. Laasphe 1954.
- From one hundred years of history of the Wittgenstein District Synod 1818–1918 . Typewritten duplicated manuscript.
Numerous essays by Bauer appeared in anthologies and village chronicles as well as in newspapers and magazines. A complete record can be found in the Wittgenstein bibliography .
literature
- Eberhard Bauer: Bauer, Gustav Friedrich. In: BBKL , Volume XX (2002), columns 88-90.
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bauks: The Protestant pastors in Westphalia from the Reformation period to 1945. (= contributions to the Westphalian church history ; 4). Bielefeld 1980, No. 289, p. 24.
- Joachim Naumann: Pastor Gustav Bauer's work on Wittgenstein regional and family studies. In: Wittgenstein. Leaves of the Wittgensteiner Heimatverein , 32 (1968), pp. 168-170
- Werner Wied: Pastor retired Gustav Bauer † . In: Wittgenstein. Leaves of the Wittgensteiner Heimatverein , 32 (1968), pp. 166-167.
Web links
- Andreas Krüger (edit.): Bibliography Wittgenstein. A directory of references to the Wittgenstein region. . (PDF; 3.8 MB; accessed on May 1, 2018.)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Eberhard Bauer: Bauer, Gustav Friedrich. In: BBKL , Volume XX (2002), columns 88-90. Database access on April 26, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bauer, Gustav Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bauer, Gustav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant pastor and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luettringhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 26, 1968 |
| Place of death | Heidelberg |