Heinrich Eber
Heinrich Eber (born November 18, 1915 in Heidelberg , † October 10, 2008 in Erfurt ) was a German Protestant pastor and civil rights activist.
Career
Eber trained as a catechist and pastor after the Second World War. In 1989 he played a key role in the political turnaround in Erfurt and, as a representative of the citizens' movement, was one of the first to storm the headquarters of the State Security in Erfurt's Andreasstrasse. After the fall of the Wall, he took over the management of the Stasi archive set up there.
On October 24, 1991, he was the first East German to be awarded the Federal Cross of Merit.
Honors
- 1991: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
Web links
- Who is entangled, in the second row , interview with Heinrich Eber with the Thüringische Landeszeitung / Thüringer Tagespost on August 15, 1992
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official Journal of the Federation of Protestant Churches in Central Germany, No. 12/2008, p. 370 (PDF; 452 kB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eber, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant pastor and civil rights activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heidelberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 10, 2008 |
| Place of death | Erfurt |