Peter Thielen

Peter Thielen

Peter Thielen (born October 24, 1806 in Mülheim an der Ruhr , † July 4, 1887 in Potsdam ) was a German military chaplain and field provost of the Prussian army.

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Peter Thielen was born as the son of the Mülheim shipbuilder Hermann Thielen and his wife Katharina Hülsmann. After attending school in Mülheim, Duisburg and Detmold, he began studying theology at the University of Bonn , which he graduated with distinction at the age of 21.

As a young pastor, he first worked in his hometown of Mülheim an der Ruhr , before he was called to Wesel as a Prussian military pastor in 1831 . Shortly thereafter, he was promoted to divisional pastor in Düsseldorf. As chairman of the presbytery of the evangelical parish of Düsseldorf , he also supervised the local Luisenschule . In 1844 he was appointed chief pastor of the II Army Corps in Koblenz .

In 1860 Thielen took over the highest ecclesiastical office within the Prussian army from the seriously ill field provost Bollert. Even before his official introduction to this office, he was ordered to Königsberg , where he gave the consecration speech at the coronation of the Prussian King Wilhelm I on October 18, 1861 .

In 1871 the University of Bonn awarded him an honorary theological doctorate. In 1880 his hometown Mülheim an der Ruhr made him an honorary citizen on the occasion of his upcoming 50th anniversary in his career . This was the first honorary citizenship in the history of Mülheim. He was also holder of the Crown Order 2nd Class, Knight of the Red Eagle Order , holder of the Commander's Cross of the Hohenzollern and holder of the Zähringer Order of Lions .

In January 1887 he resigned from the service because of a serious intestinal problem and retired to Potsdam , where he died a few months later. His body was transferred to Berlin and buried in the old garrison cemetery.

Marriages and children

First marriage in 1831 with Anna Engels (1808–1866) from Mülheim an der Ruhr. Your children were:

• Karl von Thielen (1832–1906), Prussian Minister of State
• Anna Thielen (1836–1898), married to the court preacher Bernhard Rogge
• Hermann Thielen (1844–1915), President of the Mülheim / Oberhausen Chamber of Commerce

Second marriage in 1868 with Mathilda Schulz from Berlin.

literature

• Rudolf op ten Hoefel: From the family history of the first honorary citizen Peter Thielen . In: Mülheimer Jahrbuch 1940, p. 69.
• Kurt Unbehau: The honorary citizens of the city of Mülheim an der Ruhr . Mülheim an der Ruhr, 1974, pp. 16-21.
• Historically significant personalities in the city of Mülheim ad Ruhr. Edited by the working group of local history associations in Mülheim an der Ruhr. Mülheim an der Ruhr, 1983, pp. 79-81.

predecessor	Office	successor
Ludwig August Bollert	Evangelical field provost of the Prussian Army 1860–1887	Maximilian Richter