Johannes Heinrich Luther
Johannes Heinrich Luther (born February 12th July / February 24th 1861 greg. In Tallinn , Estonia Governorate ; † May 29, 1932 in Bad Cranz , East Prussia ) was a Baltic German Lutheran pastor and theologian.
life and work
Luther was born as the youngest son of the Estonian entrepreneur and businessman Alexander Martin Luther (1810–1876) and his third wife Henriette Caroline Luther, née. Steding, (1825–1905) born. His two brothers Christian Wilhelm Luther (1857–1914) and Carl Wilhelm Luther (1859–1903) continued the flourishing company of their father after his death. Johannes Heinrich Luther chose a theological career.
From 1871 to 1879 he attended the renowned government high school in Tallinn (German Reval ). He then studied Protestant theology from 1880 to 1885 at the University of Tartu (then Imperial University of Dorpat ). He was ordained on July 13, 1886 .
From 1886 to 1913 Luther was pastor of the parish of Kadrina ( Sankt Katharinen ). From 1913 to 1918 he was pastor of the Johannes parish in the East Estonian city of Narva . In 1918 he was provost of the Narva-Alutaguse provost at the same time .
In 1918 Luther emigrated to Germany with the proclamation of the Republic of Estonia. He settled in East Prussia . From 1918 to 1926 he was pastor at the Karkeln Church (today Mysovka in Kaliningrad Oblast ). In 1926 he retired. Until his death in 1932 he lived in the nearby seaside resort of Cranz, today's Zelenogradsk .
Private life
Luther was married to Maria Magdalena Krause (1861–1912), who came from a respected Baltic German theologian family. The son Carlos Luther emerged from the marriage.
literature
- Erik Amburger (ed.): The pastors of the consistorial district of Estonia 1885-1919. Edited by Helmut Intelmann with the assistance of Helmut Speer and Karl-Johann Paulsen. Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag 1988 (= sources and studies on Baltic history, volume 11)
Web links
- Works by and about Johannes Heinrich Luther in the holdings of the Estonian National Library in Tallinn
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Luther, Johannes Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Baltic German clergyman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tallinn |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 1932 |
| Place of death | Bad Cranz |