Ludwig Kelber

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Ludwig Christian Wilhelm Kelber (born November 25, 1824 in Herrnsheim , † April 12, 1906 in Benk ) was a German pastor and writer .

Life

Born as the son of an Evangelical Lutheran pastor and brother of Karl Johann Jakob Kelber (later Erlangen's mayor), Ludwig Kelber went to high school in Erlangen . From 1843 to 1847 he studied philosophy and evangelical theology at the University of Erlangen . During his studies he became a member of the Bubenruthia fraternity in the winter semester of 1843/44 . After graduating, he worked for nine years as the church vicar , parish administrator and curate . In 1858 he became pastor in Untermerzbach , in 1869 in Memmelsdorf and in 1873 in Benk, where he died in office in 1906.

His son Karl Heinrich Kelber (1862–1954) was also a pastor and writer.

Publications (selection)

  • About the dramatic representation of the life of Jesus. Heilbronn 1882.
  • The Catholic Passion Play in Oberammergau and the Protestant Christ Drama. Stuttgart 1890.
  • Parzival, Terzinen. Benk near Bayreuth 1891.
  • Jesus Christ. Prelude and aftermath of the sacred drama. Leipzig 1894.
  • Hero Luther. Thirty-six chants. Nuremberg 1894. ( Online )
  • Savonarola. Dramatic poems Leipzig 1900.

literature

  • Franz Brümmer : Lexicon of German poets and prose writers from the beginning of the 19th century to the present. Vol. 3rd 6th edition, Leipzig 1913, p. 432 .
  • Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume II: Artists. Winter, Heidelberg 2018, ISBN 978-3-8253-6813-5 , pp. 389-390.
personal data
SURNAME Kelber, Ludwig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kelber, Ludwig Christian Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pastor and writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 25, 1824
PLACE OF BIRTH Herrnsheim
DATE OF DEATH April 12, 1906
Place of death Benk