Karl Reinerth
Karl Daniel Reinerth (born January 28, 1891 in Großschenk , Transylvania , † November 16, 1986 in Lauffen am Neckar ) was a German Protestant theologian and church historian of Transylvanian origin.
Life
Karl Reinerth, son of Pastor Daniel Reinerth (1852–1900), moved with his family to Mediasch after the early death of his father , where he passed his Abitur in 1909 . He then completed his theology studies at the Universities of Halle , Berlin and Marburg . From 1914 he provided pastoral services in the Evangelical Church AB in Transylvania , most recently from 1928 to 1961 as a pastor in Sibiu . Karl Reinerth then moved to Lauffen am Neckar, where he died at the age of 96.
Karl Reinerth made pioneering contributions to the church history of Transylvania during the Reformation , which were summarized in The Foundation of the Evangelical Church in Transylvania, published in 1979 by Böhlau Verlag . He enriched medieval church history with studies on legal history and the order of worship.
Further publications
- The breviary of the Transylvanian-Saxon Church, Honterus printing and publishing company of the Evangelical Regional Church AB in Romania, Sibiu 1931.
- Astronomy and the anniversary of Christ's death, Sibiu, 1933.
- From the prehistory of the Transylvanian-Saxon Reformation, Sibiu, 1940.
- The free royal St Ladislaus Propstei zu Hermannstadt and its chapter , Krafft & Drotleff, Hermannstadt-Sibiu 1942.
- The Heltau Missal (Cod. Heltensis No. 8/13 / m saec. XIV): a bridge to the land of origin of the Transylvanian Saxons, Böhlau Verlag, Cologne 1963.
- Anselmus Ephorinus: on the question of humanistic and reformatory efforts between Krakow - Nuremberg - Basel - Wittenberg and Kronstadt, Oldenbourg, Munich 1964.
- Missale Cibiniense: Shape, origin and development of the Mass rite of the Transylvanian-Saxon Church in the Middle Ages, Böhlau Verlag, Cologne 1972.
literature
- Journal for Transylvanian regional studies, volumes 10-12, Böhlau Verlag, Cologne 1987, p. 232.
- Friedrich Müller , Hannelore Baier : Memories. On the way of the Transylvanian-Saxon Church 1944-1964, Böhlau Verlag, Cologne 1995, ISBN 3-412-09494-3 . P. 520.
- Walther Killy , Rudolf Vierhaus (ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia . Volume 8, KG Saur Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-598-23163-6 . P. 217.
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Reinerth in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reinerth, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reinerth, Karl Daniel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian and church historian of Transylvanian origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Großschenk , Transylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 16, 1986 |
| Place of death | Lauffen am Neckar |