Julius Wiesmann
Franz Julius Wiesmann (born July 19, 1811 in Hattingen , † July 11, 1884 in Munster ) was a Protestant theologian and, as superintendent general, spiritual director of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia .
Career
Born as the son of the businessman Johann Heinrich Wiesmann and Johanna Löber, Julius Wiesmann attended grammar schools in Duisburg and Düsseldorf and passed the Abitur at Easter 1831. He then began studying theology at the Universities of Bonn and Berlin , which he completed in Münster in autumn 1835 with the first and in autumn 1836 with the second theological exam.
On December 9, 1837 Wiesmann was introduced as pastor of the Wiese - Georg parish in Soest . In 1853 Wiesmann took over a pastor's position in Münster (Westphalia) and was appointed consistorial councilor at the provincial consistory there .
In 1857, following Franz Friedrich Graeber , he was appointed general superintendent as spiritual director of the ecclesiastical province of Westphalia and at the same time acting director of the consistory in Münster.
Julius Wiesmann retired on July 15, 1883 and was made an honorary member of the consistory. His successor in the office of general superintendent was Gustav Nebe .
Julius Wiesmann married his first marriage in Lennep in 1838 to the cloth manufacturer's daughter Laura Hardt († 1855), and his second marriage in Soest in 1858 to the Sassendorfer landowner's daughter Elfriede von Bockum-Dolffs.
Honors
The University of Bonn awarded Julius Wiesmann an honorary theological doctorate on August 13, 1862 . He also received the Red Eagle Order II. Class with star and oak leaves and in 1883 the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern (Commander with a star).
literature
- A. Schröter: Sheets of memory of Dr. th. Julius Wiesmann, General Supervisor. from Westphalia . Bethel Institution, Bielefeld 1884.
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bauks: The Protestant pastors in Westphalia from the Reformation period to 1945 . Luther-Verlag, Bielefeld 1980, ISBN 3-7858-0264-1 , ( contributions to Westphalian church history 4).
Web links
- Literature by and about Julius Wiesmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography in the Internet portal Westphalian History
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wiesmann, Julius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wiesmann, Franz Julius (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian, general superintendent of Westphalia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1811 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hattingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 11, 1884 |
| Place of death | Muenster |