Max Wedemeyer

Max Wedemeyer (born December 13, 1911 in Braunschweig ; † December 18, 1994 there ) was pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Braunschweig and a writer .

Life

After graduating from high school at Martino-Katharineum in Braunschweig, Max Wedemeyer studied theology in Greifswald, Tübingen, Berlin and Göttingen. Wedemeyer had his first pastor's position in Bornum am Elm , but was called up for military service during this time, so that he had to interrupt this activity and fought in World War II from 1940 to 1945 . He then held a position as provost in Helmstedt before he became pastor in the St. Jakobi parish in Braunschweig in 1951 . In 1957, Wedemeyer became the Oberlandeskirchenrat in Wolfenbüttel and, some time later, deputy regional bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Lutheran Church. Regional church in Braunschweig. In 1968 he resigned from all church offices in protest against the decision of the regional synod to introduce the ordination of women in the Evangelical Church.

In 1969 Wedemeyer took early retirement for health reasons. In addition to his church engagement, Wedemeyer was also known for his literary work since 1945. One of his most successful works is the novel “In the world you are afraid”, which he wrote around 1950. He was the author of more than 25 novels and short stories.

In 1973 Wedemeyer received the Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany for his work as a Christian writer who had contributed to the preservation of Braunschweig's history and homeland.

In Braunschweig, a new street called Wedemeyerstraße was named in his honor by resolution of November 11, 2009.

Fonts (selection)

• Maria and the little wolf. Wollermann, Braunschweig around 1934, DNB 578254220 .
• Tropic of duty. Publishing house Eschenhagen, Ohlau around 1937, DNB 578254255 .
• Passion in the east. Rauhen Haus agency, Hamburg 1938, DNB 578254239 .
• Rigo - story of a dog. Globus Verlag, Hamburg 1948, DNB 455400962 .
• The face of the gifted. Der Rufer, Gütersloh 1949, DNB 455400784 .
• In the world you are afraid. - Russia, April 28-30 January 1943. (Story.) Der Rufer, Gütersloh 1949, DNB 455400830 .
• Dark day - bright night. Der Rufer, Gütersloh 1951, DNB 455401012 .
• The temptation. Der Rufer, Gütersloh 1951, DNB 455401055 .
• Your darkness will be like noon. Der Rufer, Gütersloh 1952, DNB 455400792 .
• Winner in the arena. Der Rufer, Gütersloh 1953, DNB 455401004 .
• Mary Magdalene. Der Rufer, Gütersloh 1954, DNB 455400938 .
• Guest only on earth. (Stories) Bechauf, Bielefeld around 1954, DNB 455400822 .
• A young man comes into the village. ( Short story) Der Rufer, Gütersloh 1954, DNB 455400911 .
• The test of courage. Bechauf, Bielefeld around 1963, DNB 455400946 .
• The stolen Christ. Christian publishing house, Stuttgart 1972, ISBN 3-7675-0240-2 .
• A herring for my child. Christian publishing house, Stuttgart 1973, ISBN 3-7675-0270-4 .
• Theft at midnight. Christian publishing house, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-7675-3134-8 .

literature

• Manfred Garzmann : Max Wedemeyer. In: Manfred Garzmann , Wolf-Dieter Schuegraf (Hrsg.): Braunschweiger Stadtlexikon . Supplementary volume. Joh. Heinr. Meyer Verlag, Braunschweig 1996, ISBN 3-926701-30-7 , p. 135 .
• Friedrich Weber, Birgit Hoffmann, Hans-Jürgen Engelking (Ed.): From the baptism of the Saxons to the church in Lower Saxony. History of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Braunschweig. Appelhans, Braunschweig 2010, ISBN 978-3-941737-25-9 , p. 427.

Web links

• Literature by and about Max Wedemeyer in the catalog of the German National Library
• Article in the magazine Kirchenbote Overview of the issues from 1961 to 1969 - May 1963 - Cloud flight with Gerson. on archive.is

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Friedrich Weber, Birgit Hoffmann, Hans-Jürgen Engelking (ed.): From the baptism of the Saxons to the church in Lower Saxony. History of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Braunschweig. P. 427.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Street names in the Roselies Kaserne building area - Annex 1: Max Wedemeyer. ( Memento of the original from December 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on ratsinfo.braunschweig.de or minutes of the meeting of the city district council 213. (p. 14.)  ( 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. (PDF; 146 kB) on braunschweig.de, accessed on March 1, 2013.   
3. ↑ Street naming  ( 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. on ratsinfo.braunschweig.de, accessed on March 1, 2013 (map)