Otto Hartwich

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Gustav David Otto Hartwich (born August 22, 1861 in Swinoujscie ; † November 23, 1948 in Drevenack / Wesel) was a Protestant theologian and cathedral preacher in Bremen .

biography

Hartwich was the son of the shipbuilder Otto Hartwich and his wife Auguste geb. Klawitter. He graduated from high school in Anklam . He studied Protestant theology at the universities of Tübingen , Halle , Leipzig and Greifswald and was ordained on June 24, 1887. From 1887 he was pastor in Lebehnke / West Prussia and from 1894 pastor in Bremen-Walle . In 1909 he was appointed cathedral preacher at Bremen Cathedral .

After the First World War he was secretary (from 1927 to 1932) of the Bremen Evangelical Church . He was a member of the Olive Branch Lodge .

The national conservative Hartwich spoke out against the Peace Treaty of Versailles and the Allied occupations of the Rhineland in 1919 and 1923 and in 1919 founded the Volksbund Rettet die Ehren . For this reason, Hartwich was popularly known as the “honorary savior” for fun. The Volksbund was supposed to defend the “soldier's honor”: In reality, the German military “remained undefeated in the field” and was only struck down by a “stab in the back”. The pacifists and democrats, socialists and Jews were to blame for the defeat - they would have stabbed the loyal soldiers in the back. ”But Hartwich was also against National Socialism .

In 1925 he received his doctorate in theology from the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena . He wrote various books, including a. on Christianity in modern times as well as many writings in connection with the Volksbund 'Save honor'. On September 30, 1934, he became emeritus and retired.

Otto Hartwich was married and had five sons.

Works (selection)

  • Richard Wagner and Christianity ; Georg Wigand, Leipzig 1903.
  • Cultural values ​​from modern literature, Vol. 1–3, Verlag Franz Leuwer, Bremen 1911–1912.
  • Rhythmic thoughts , Verlag Franz Leuwer, Bremen 1913.
  • On the imaginable meaning of the world , Verlag Franz Leuwer, Bremen 1920.
  • The big lie: Contribution to the war guilt issue , Volksbund 'Rettet die Ehre', Bremen 1921.
  • My wife's book. Psychological chats ; Publisher Franz Leuwer, Bremen 1922.
  • From the forge of happiness - autobiography ; Publisher Franz Leuwer, Bremen 1924.
  • From the anvil of life ; Publisher Franz Leuwer, Bremen 1924.
  • In the rose garden ; Publisher Franz Leuwer, Bremen 1925.
  • A secret is around! : "4 to 27" , Verlag Franz Leuwer, Bremen 1927.
  • Ludendorff and Freemasonry , 2nd edition, Verlag Franz Leuwer, Bremen 1928.
  • We claim our right! : An open appeal to the members of the League of Nations , Verlag Franz Leuwer, Bremen [1930].
  • We claim our rights! : A public call to the nations of the League of Nations , Hauschild, Bremen [1930].
  • The thirteenth apostle: historical drama in three acts , Verlag Franz Leuwer, Bremen 1930.

Published sermons and lectures as well as varia

  • Guest sermon on Genesis 32:26 held in the St. Petri Cathedral in Bremen on Sunday, October 11th, 1896, In: Positiv - liberal - radikal (1989), pp. 65–73.
  • The mystical side of religious life , lect. from d. Protestant Association in Bremen, Schünemann, Bremen 1898.
  • On freedom of teaching on Protestant pulpits , Schünemann, Bremen [1906].
  • Guide for confirmation lessons , as Ms. gedr., Schünemann, Bremen 1908.
  • Introductory speech by the pastor prim. Schluttig and Pastor O.'s inaugural sermon gave way. : go to St. Petri Cathedral in Bremen Palm Sunday, d. April 4, 1909 , Schünemann, Bremen 1909.
  • Religion and Cremation , ed. from the board of the Bremen Cremation Association, Bremen [1913].
  • From a great time; Pulpit speeches during the war 1914/15 , Verlag Franz Leuwer, Bremen 1915.
  • In memory of Mrs. Bernhardine Schulze-Smidt on the occasion of her funeral on Friday, February 20, 1920 , Bremen 1920.
  • The war guilt of England , lecture, Volksbund 'Rettet die Ehre', Bremen 1921.
  • Farewell sermon by cathedral preacher D. Theol. Otto Hartwich on September 16, 1934 in Bremen Cathedral , Bremen 1934.
  • We and the Catholic Action , lecture, Verlag Franz Leuwer, Bremen [1929].

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personal data
SURNAME Hartwich, Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian, cathedral preacher
DATE OF BIRTH August 22, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH Swinoujscie
DATE OF DEATH November 23, 1948
Place of death Drevenack