Otto Ohl
Otto Ohl (born July 28, 1886 in Duisburg , † February 23, 1973 in Langenberg (Rhineland) ) was a German Protestant clergyman.
Career
Ohl studied theology in Tübingen, Berlin and Bonn. At all of his study locations he joined the local Wingolf associations . From 1909 Ohl was assistant preacher in Essen-Rüttenscheid , in 1911 he became a federal agent of the East German Young Men Association . From 1912 to 1963 he was Managing Director of the Rhineland Inner Mission Association. Later he was also vice-president of the central committee for internal mission and from 1957 chairman of the diaconal conference and vice-chairman of the diaconal council.
From 1956 to 1960 he was also President of the German Hospital Society (DKG).
Honors
- 1953: Cross of Merit (Steckkreuz) of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1956: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Otto-Ohl-Weg in Wülfrath
- The Bergische Diakonie Aprath named one of their Wülfrath nursing homes Haus Otto Ohl .
literature
- Kurt Galling (Hrsg.): The religion in past and present. Tübingen, 1957-1965.
- Eckhard Hansen, Florian Tennstedt (Eds.) U. a .: Biographical lexicon on the history of German social policy from 1871 to 1945 . Volume 2: Social politicians in the Weimar Republic and during National Socialism 1919 to 1945. Kassel University Press, Kassel 2018, ISBN 978-3-7376-0474-1 , pp. 145 f. ( Online , PDF; 3.9 MB).
- Peter Reinicke : Ohl, Otto , in: Hugo Maier (Ed.): Who is who of social work . Freiburg: Lambertus, 1998 ISBN 3-7841-1036-3 , pp. 445f.
Web links
- Otto Ohl (1886-1973), Protestant pastor and manager of the Inner Mission in the Rhineland in the Rheinische Geschichte portal of the Rhineland Regional Association
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ohl, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant clergyman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Duisburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23rd February 1973 |
| Place of death | Langenberg (Rhineland) |