Hans Baur (pastor)
Hans Baur (born August 17, 1870 in Zurich ; † November 30, 1937 Basel ) was a Swiss Reformed pastor .
Life
Hans Baur was born the son of the Zurich teacher and musician Johann Jakob Baur. After attending grammar school in Zurich, he studied Protestant theology in Zurich , Göttingen , Berlin and Zurich again from the winter semester of 1889 . In 1893 he joined the Corps Tigurinia Zurich .
After ordination in 1894, he was second pastor in Uster from 1899 to 1903 . In Basel he was parish priest in St.-Matthäus from 1903 to 1911 and in St.-Leonhard from 1911 to 1937. In 1901 he married Hedwig Hämmig.
Hans Baur was a leading figure in theological liberalism. From 1906 he was co-editor and later also editor of the Basel magazine "Schweizerisches Protestantenblatt". He was committed to the Swiss East Asia Mission and to Albert Schweitzer's Mission Hospital , with whom he had a friendly relationship. In 1933, in connection with Germany, he praised the social intentions of National Socialism and Hitler's demand for an internal unification of Germany against Bolshevism .
Awards
- In 1923, Hans Baur was awarded an honorary doctorate in theology (D. theol. Hc) by the University of Breslau for his services to the internees during the First World War.
Web links
- Hermann Kocher: Baur, Hans. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Matriculation of the University of Zurich, No. 8625 and 9868 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 144 , 173
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baur, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss reformed pastor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 1937 |
| Place of death | Basel |