Hans Schmidt (theologian, 1877)

Hans Schmidt (born May 10, 1877 in Wolmirstedt near Magdeburg , † January 20, 1953 in Halle an der Saale ) was a German Protestant theologian .

biography

During his studies Schmidt became a member of the Association of German Students in Berlin . After studying Protestant theology , he worked from 1904 to 1907 as a study inspector at the Predigerseminar in Naumburg am Queis in Lower Silesia . His first scientific publication in 1905 ( on the rhythmic translation of Hebrew poetry ) dates from this time . From 1907 to 1914 he was pastor of the Maria Magdalenen Church in Breslau . In 1909 he completed his habilitation at the University of Breslau for the Old Testament . In 1910 and 1911 he accompanied Gustaf Dalman on his excursions through the Holy Land. He received his first extraordinary professorship in 1914 at the University of Tübingen . In 1921 he was appointed full professor at the University of Gießen and in 1928 at the unified University of Halle-Wittenberg . In 1933 he joined the NSDAP and was one of the anti-Semitic German Christians until 1936 . In 1945 he was retired. In 1949 he became a member of the CDU .

Schmidt died on January 20, 1953, at the age of 75 in Halle. He was buried in the Laurentiusfriedhof .

literature

• Henrik Eberle: The Martin Luther University in the time of National Socialism. Mdv, Halle 2002, ISBN 3-89812-150-X , p. 280
• Georg Sauer:  Schmidt, Hans. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 9, Bautz, Herzberg 1995, ISBN 3-88309-058-1 , Sp. 455-457.
• Christian Stephan: The silent faculty - Biographical contributions to the history of the theological faculty of the University of Halle. Pages 145-147; Janos Stekovics, Dössel 2005. ISBN 3-89923-103-1 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Hans Schmidt in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Louis Lange (Ed.): Kyffhäuser Association of German Student Associations. Address book 1931. Berlin 1931, p. 199.
2. ↑ Harry Waibel : Servants of many masters. Former Nazi functionaries in the Soviet Zone / GDR. Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main et al. 2011, ISBN 978-3-631-63542-1 .