Gustav Scherz
Gustav Scherz CSsR (* 1895 in Vienna ; † March 29, 1971 in Copenhagen ) was an Austrian Roman Catholic theologian and religious priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer .
Life
Scherz attended high schools in Katzelsdorf , Leoben and Hall. In 1913 he joined the Redemptorists and studied philosophy and theology in Mautern in Styria . In 1919 he was ordained a priest by the Graz Bishop Leopold Schuster and worked as a chaplain in the Enzenbach Lung Sanatorium in 1920/1921 . 1922 went to Copenhagen in the mission parish St. Annae. At St. Annae Skole , which he ran from 1939 to 1954, he first learned the Danish language, history and literature himself. From 1932 to 1939 he was the editor of the Danish Catholic weekly newspaper Nordisk Ugeblad for katolske Kristne .
Fonts (selection)
- as editor: Dissertations on Steno as geologist . Odense 1971, ISBN 87-7492-031-6 .
- Niels Steensen (Nicolaus Steno) (1638-1686). The son of a goldsmith from Copenhagen, who achieved world fame as a pioneering naturalist but sacrificed science to become a servant of God of legendary reputation . Copenhagen 1984, ISBN 87-87646-38-2 .
- Niels Stensen . A biography 1638–1677 . Leipzig 1987, ISBN 3-7462-0018-0 .
- Niels Stensen. A biography 1677–1686 . Leipzig 1988, ISBN 3-7462-0229-9 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kidding, Gustav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Roman Catholic theologian and religious priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1971 |
| Place of death | Copenhagen |