Lothar von Seltmann

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Lothar von Seltmann (* 1943 in Cracow ) is a German writer and song poet.

Life

At the age of four, Lothar von Seltmann became an orphan. His father (born January 12, 1917) - his name was also Lothar - was a staunch National Socialist, a member of the Waffen SS stationed in occupied Krakow and took part in the suppression of the Warsaw Uprising in 1944; he died in Wroclaw in January 1945. The mother died of typhus in Thuringia in autumn 1947. Lothar von Seltmann was taken in by a foster family on a farm in Siegerland , where he grew up. After completing his studies, he worked as a primary and secondary school teacher, later as the principal of the Adolf Reichwein secondary school in Hilchenbach - Dahlbruch . During this time he was very active musically: he wrote and composed around 150 songs, some of which were included in the community songbook. He also worked in choirs and as a soloist with Christian music producers such as Margret Birkenfeld and Johannes Haas . He also produced a CD with his own songs.

In his youth, Lothar von Seltmann was strongly influenced by the local Christian community. In 1958, at the age of 15, he met at a evangelistic meeting of Anton Schulte 's decision to entrust his life to Jesus Christ. He has stuck to this decision to this day (as of 2012).

After a serious accident in 1991, v. Seltmann took early retirement in 1993.

During the long convalescence he discovered and developed his literary talent. In the rehab clinic he met Miluscha, a woman with a very eventful life. She became his first character in a novel.

Von Seltmann writes novel biographies, most of which appear in the evangelical publisher R. Brockhaus . In each of his books the author traces the experiences of a main character who is (or was) known personally. V. Seltmann describes how people experience healing and forgiveness and which special answers to prayer, preservation and guidance they experience. The author expresses his conviction that we humans can only find meaning and fulfillment in our lives in our relationship with Jesus Christ.

Von Seltmann is a volunteer and a. in the German EC Association , in the Gnadau Pedagogical Working Group and in the Mission for Southeast Europe.

He is married to Ulla. The two have three grown children and six grandchildren.

One of his children - Uwe von Seltmann (* 1964) - wrote the book Silence the perpetrators, talk the grandchildren . In it he reports on the research that he did to shed light on the life of his grandfather (i.e. his father's father).

Books by Lothar von Seltmann

  • Miluscha. R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal, ISBN 3-417-24688-1 .
  • Solomon: his life in sonorous verse. Schulte & Gerth, 1997.
  • You are not alone, Miluscha: finally a new home. R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal, ISBN 3-417-24703-9 .
  • Miluscha. Home in the heart. R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal.
  • Don't forget the rose. A long way to happiness. R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal, ISBN 3-417-20673-1 .
  • Benni and the blind Bartimaeus. R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal, ISBN 3-417-23564-2 .
  • Clara and Franz: But love wins. Brunnen-Verlag, Giessen, ISBN 978-3-7655-1854-6 .
  • Dora, the bishop's daughter. The exciting life of Dora Rappard. ISBN 978-3-7655-1913-0 .
  • Harry - A restless man finds home. R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal, ISBN 978-3-417-24744-2 .
  • God's ravens are still flying - stations of a special life. R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal, ISBN 978-3-417-24950-7 .
  • The Chali God sent us - Sister Gertrud - a life for the Sinti. R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal, ISBN 978-3-417-24712-1 .
  • You send your angels at the right time, Sister Gertrud's new assignment - the Chali in Russia. R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal, ISBN 978-3-417-24877-7 .
  • Destroyed hope, given happiness. R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal, ISBN 978-3-417-24899-9 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Siegener Zeitung of October 28, 2009  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.siegener-zeitung.de  
  2. ↑ If the perpetrators are silent, the grandchildren talk . Frankfurt / M. 2006 (new edition), ISBN 3-596-16760-4 (together with Claudia Brunner; her great-uncle was Alois Brunner )
personal data
SURNAME Seltmann, Lothar von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer and song poet
DATE OF BIRTH 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Krakow