Hermann Ameler

Hermann August Ameler (born December 26, 1811 in Herford ; † November 17, 1904 there ) was a Protestant pastor and Prussian parliamentarian.

Superintendent Hermann Ameler

Life

As the son of the respected Herford official surgeon, surgeon and ophthalmologist August Heinrich Ameler, Hermann Ameler attended the Friedrichs-Gymnasium in Herford and from 1831 studied Protestant theology at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn and the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Berlin . In 1832 he became a member of the Corps Guestphalia Bonn . In 1836/37 he passed the exam and from 1836 initially worked as a private teacher in Rahden . In 1838 he was ordained and pastor at the Jakobi Church and the Johanniskirche in Herford. From 1871 to 1885 he was superintendent in the parish of Herford .

From 1840 to 1860 he also headed the private teaching establishment for "daughters of educated families", today's Queen Mathilde High School in Herford . On August 7, 1849 Ameler became a non-attached member of the Prussian House of Representatives for the constituency of Minden II . On October 26, 1849, he resigned his mandate. In 1897 he finally retired as a pastor. A care center built in July 2018 by the Evangelical Diakonie Foundation Herford bears his name.

Publications

Draft statute for a toddler school association ; In: Westfalia, a magazine for instruction and entertainment hrg. by J. E. Berghaus, Volume 1844, No. 48, pp. 379–380 ( digitized from ULB Münster )
Emergency and help booklet for Herford. Christmas gift for young and old by H. Ameler , Herford 1848, 2nd ed.
The distress of the Herford day laborers, its causes and its remedies ; Editorial in the Herford district newspaper on December 23, 1848
Sermon in thanksgiving service after completion of the spire of St. John's Church in Herford held on October 12, 1890 ; Bielefeld around 1890

Awards

1888 Appointed honorary citizen of the city of Herford

literature

In memory of Hermann Ameler, retired superintendent and pastor emert. The Johannisgemeinde zu Herford (1811-1904) ; von der Mühlen Bielefeld 1905
In memory of Hermann Ameler, Superint. retired pastor ... zu Herford, b. Dec. 26, 1811 in Herford, died Nov. 17, 1904 there. A picture of the eternal life together with the speeches in memory of him ; Menckhoff Herford 1905
Anke Hackethal: Pauperism and Diakonia. Pastor Ameler and the social associations in Herford around 1850 . In: Josef Mooser , Regine Krull, Bernd Hey , Roland Gießelmann (eds.); Pious people and patriots. Revival movement and social question in eastern Westphalia. 1800 to 1900 ; Regional history publishing house, Bielefeld 1989, p. 136 157
Bernd Haunfelder : Biographical manual for the Prussian House of Representatives 1849–1867 (= manuals on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 5). Droste, Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 3-7700-5181-5 , p. 46.

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Obituary father Heinrich Ameler in: Westphalia, a newspaper for impartial readers from all backgrounds, year 1830, 24th item, pp. 189–191 digitized ULB Münster
^ Kösener corps lists 1910, 21 , 128

personal data
SURNAME	Ameler, Hermann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ameler, Hermann August (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Protestant clergyman and Prussian parliamentarian
DATE OF BIRTH	December 26, 1811
PLACE OF BIRTH	Herford
DATE OF DEATH	17th November 1904
Place of death	Herford

[1] Obituary father Heinrich Ameler in: Westphalia, a newspaper for impartial readers from all backgrounds, year 1830, 24th item, pp. 189–191 digitized ULB Münster

[2] Kösener corps lists 1910, 21 , 128