Manfred Knodt

Manfred Knodt (born August 11, 1920 in Schlitz , † October 29, 1995 in Dreieich ) was a German Protestant pastor and historian. He was a chronicler of the House of Hessen-Darmstadt .

Life

Manfred Knodt was a son of pastor Hermann Knodt. He studied theology in Marburg (where he a member of the Marburger Wingolf was), Vienna and Erlangen and was at the University of Giessen for doctor of philosophy doctorate . In 1945 he was ordained in the Colchester POW camp . Knodt worked as a camp pastor until 1948 and in 1949 became pastor at the city ​​church in Darmstadt . He was a member of the St. Michael's Brotherhood and was a preacher in charge of the Sisters of Mary community . From 1984 to 1995 he was chairman of the Hessian Family History Association in Darmstadt.

Knodt was married and had two children.

Fonts

• Protestant Darmstadt in the past and present: For the 625th anniversary of Darmstadt. Waitz, Darmstadt 1955.
• with Kurt Gramer (photos): Evangelical City Church in Darmstadt . Schnell and Steiner, Munich 1980, ISBN 3-7954-0814-8 ( Large Art Guide. Vol. 80).
• Russian Chapel St. Maria Magdalena Darmstadt . Schnell and Steiner, Munich 1981 ( Small Art Guide. Vol. 1174).
• with Ursula Gleimann, Hanna Brückmann, Helga Schmitt, Gerhard Stephan, Karl Hofmeister, Hans Jung: 100 years of the Alice Hospital 1883–1983. Festschrift. Roetherdruck, Darmstadt 1983.
• The regents of Hessen-Darmstadt . 3. Edition. Schlapp, Darmstadt 1989, ISBN 3-87704-004-7 .
• Ernst Zimmermann (1786-1832) . An important court preacher in Hessen-Darmstadt at the turn from the Enlightenment to the Awakening. Lang, Frankfurt am Main 1989, ISBN 3-8204-1090-2 .
• Panoramic view from the city church tower: memories of Darmstadt's way out of the rubble , history 1944–1993. Schlapp, Darmstadt 1993, ISBN 3-87704-030-6 .
• Ernst Ludwig , Grand Duke of Hesse and the Rhine. His life and his time. 3. Edition. Schlapp, Darmstadt 1997, ISBN 3-87704-006-3 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Manfred Knodt in the catalog of the German National Library
• Knodt, Manfredt. Hessian biography. (As of August 11, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Manfred Knodt: Kelham. In: Quatember. 1962, Retrieved February 28, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Holger Bogs: Knodt, Manfred. In: Stadtlexikon Darmstadt. Retrieved February 28, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Knodt, Manfredt. Hessian biography. (As of February 14, 2013). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).