Hermann Lauer

Hermann Lauer (born December 26, 1870 in Schluchtern , † November 18, 1930 in Donaueschingen ) was a German theologian, journalist, church historian and local researcher.

Life

His father was a teacher at the Catholic elementary school in Schluchtern . He lived there until he was five years old. He studied theology and in 1894 came to the theological Konvikt in Freiburg im Breisgau as a tutor . In 1901 he became a chaplain in Neudingen . From 1904 he was an editor at the Danube messenger in Donaueschingen, where he was editor-in-chief for 25 years. In 1907 he received his doctorate in Freiburg with a treatise on moral theology Albert the Great to Dr. theol. He then published several writings on church history, including an outline of the church history in Baden in 1908 and a church history of the Baar in 1921 . From 1924 on, general local history topics were added to the writings, including the first scientifically based local history of his hometown Schluchtern. The municipality of Leingarten , which Schluchtern merged in 1970, named a street after Hermann Lauer in the year it was founded.

Fonts

• Choral theory: initially worked on for theologians. Simon, Donaueschingen 1902.
• History of the Catholic Church in the Grand Duchy of Baden. From the founding of the Grand Duchy to the present. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1908.
• The moral theology of Albert the great. With special attention to their relationship to the teaching of St. Thomas. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1911.
• In the struggle of the present. Religious and political issues of the time, presented for the people. 2nd Edition. Danubiana, Donaueschingen 1911.
• Why does the world war last so long? Preßverein Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau 1916 ( digitized version ).
• The mainsprings of the world war. At the same time an answer to the rejection of the peace offer by the ten association. Badenia, Karlsruhe 1917.
• The theological education of the clergy of the Diocese of Constance during the time of the renewal of faith. In: Freiburg Diocesan Archive. Vol. 47 (1919), pp. 81-119 ( digitized version ).
• History of the Catholic Church in the Baar. Danubiana, Donaueschingen 1921; 2nd edition: Church history of the Baar and the Danubiana Black Forest , which once belonged to the Landgraviate of Baar , Donaueschingen 1928.
• The gospel of life. A chapter from the teaching of Jesus. Danubiana, Donaueschingen 1921.
• Hemsbach, Laudenbach, Sulzbach: A History of Their Church Life. Danubiana, Donaueschingen 1924.
• Outline of the history of the Catholic Church in Baden for higher educational institutions. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1925.
• Story of canyons. Danubiana, Donaueschingen 1928.

literature

• Leingarten home register. Heimatverein Leingarten, Leingarten 1982, p. 349 f.