Johannes Schwerdtmann

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Wilhelm Hermann Johannes Schwerdtmann (born June 19, 1861 in Stadthagen ; † March 2, 1922 ) was a German Lutheran theologian, consistorial councilor and general superintendent of the general diocese of Bremen-Verden .

Life

As the son of a pastor of the Schaumburg-Lippische Landeskirche , Schwerdtmann attended high school in Rinteln . After studying theology, he became pastor in Stadthagen in 1884 , pastor in Dorfmark in 1888 , second pastor at the Henrietten Foundation in Hanover in 1900 , first pastor and head of the Henrietten Foundation in 1905, and from 1913 to 1922 general superintendent for Bremen and Verden with an official seat in Hanover.

From 1913 to 1922 he was also a clerical member of the consistory in Hanover.

The French resistance fighter and peace activist Andre Trocme was his nephew.

Schwerdtmann was buried in the monastery cemetery in Loccum .

Awards

  • Honorary doctorate in theology

Works

  • In memory of Pastor D. th. JS Büttner (Hanover 1907)
  • The Henriettenstift and its areas of work , 2nd part: Festschrift for the fiftieth annual festival of the monastery, presented to members and friends of the same , Hanover 1910, Verlag des Henriettenstifts, commissioned by Heinrich Feesche
  • In memory of D. Johs. Schwerdtmann's. Collected sermons, addresses and essays (Stade 1922)

literature

  • Philipp Meyer : The pastors of the regional churches of Hanover and Schaumburg-Lippes since the Reformation . Göttingen 1941/42

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Willy Hänsel: The Rintelner Gymnasium in the mirror of the time 1817-1967 ed. from the Ernestinum high school. Bösendahl, Rinteln 1967, p. 101
personal data
SURNAME Schwerdtmann, Johannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schwerdtmann, Wilhelm Hermann Johannes (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lutheran theologian, consistorial councilor and general superintendent of the General Diocese of Bremen-Verden
DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH Stadthagen
DATE OF DEATH March 2, 1922