Reinhard Groscurth

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Reinhard Groscurth (born October 10, 1866 in Iserlohn , † January 1, 1949 in Bremen ) was a German Protestant theologian .

Life

Groscurth was the son of a pastor. He grew up in Iserlohn, graduated from high school in Bochum and graduated from high school in 1885. He studied theology at the University of Tübingen , at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-University in Berlin and at the University of Bonn . In Tübingen he became a member of the Corps Borussia in 1885 . After the theological exam in Munster he became vicar and then assistant preacher in Iserlohn at his father's church. He was then pastor in Brussels at the German community in 1893/94 and in Lüdenscheid from 1894 to 1902 . In 1902 the conservative Groscurth was appointed pastor primarius at the Church of Our Lady in Bremen. At the church he worked until 1934. 1915 he served as a garrison pastor in the First World War . He was active in various functions in many clubs in Bremen. His work for the Gustav-Adolf-Werk , the oldest evangelical aid organization in Germany, received great attention . The University of Göttingen awarded him an honorary doctorate for this . He was also a member of the church committee of the Bremen Evangelical Church . In 1930 he represented the German Evangelical Church in Sweden for the 1100th anniversary of Archbishop Ansgar .

He was married to Marie Groscurth (1866–1950). His son was the colonel and resistance fighter against National Socialism Helmuth Groscurth (1898–1943). His oldest son was Dr. jur. Reinhard Groscurth (1895–1983), government director and then syndic of the Bremen Waterways and Shipping Directorate. He was buried in the Riensberg cemetery (no. FF0022a).

Honors

  • In 1931 he received an honorary doctorate as Dr. theol. hc
  • The Groscurthweg in Bremen- Obervieland , district Kattenesch, was named after him in 1968.

Works

  • From days gone by . Arndt-Verlag Friedrich & Co, Bremen 1927

literature

  • Monika Porsch: Bremer Straßenlexikon , complete edition. Schünemann, Bremen 2003, ISBN 3-7961-1850-X .
personal data
SURNAME Groscurth, Reinhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian
DATE OF BIRTH October 10, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Iserlohn
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 1949
Place of death Bremen