Samuel Eck

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Samuel Adalbert Eck (born December 28, 1856 in Saint Petersburg , † December 31, 1919 in Gießen ) was a Protestant theologian and Hessian politician ( DDP ) and a member of the state parliament of the People's State of Hesse in the Weimar Republic .

Family and work

Samuel Eck was the son of the businessman Adalbert Eck and his wife Mary nee Stromberg. He married Ida Ludmilla, née Tobien (1865-1903) , on June 10, 1883 in Reval .

Samuel Eck studied Protestant theology at the University of Leipzig , the University of Tübingen , the University of Göttingen and the University of Gießen and completed his studies with a doctorate. From 1882 to 1883 he was vicar in St. Petersburg, from 1883 to 1885 pastor in Akkermann in Bessarabia . From 1885 to 1887 he worked as a provost adjunct and religion teacher in Odessa . From 1887 to 1899 he was pastor in Rumpenheim , from 1899 to 1903 in Offenbach am Main and from 1903 to 1904 city pastor in Darmstadt . From 1904 to 1919 he taught as professor of theology at the University of Giessen. He was a member of the regional synod and was appointed a secret council of churches in 1913 .

politics

Samuel Eck was a member of the state parliament for a short time in 1919. On April 1, 1919, he resigned from the state parliament. His successor was Wilhelm Loos .

Works

  • The People's Church liberated from the state, 1919
  • Thought and Personality, 1914
  • Sacrifice, 1914
  • We believe that's why we stay, 1914
  • Speech z. Centenary d. City u. Univ. Giessen go. 1913, 1913
  • Belief in justification and history, 1913
  • Religion and History, 1907

literature

  • Hans Georg Ruppel, Birgit Groß: Hessian MPs 1820–1933. Biographical evidence for the estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse (2nd Chamber) and the Landtag of the People's State of Hesse (= Darmstädter Archivschriften. Vol. 5). Verlag des Historisches Verein für Hessen, Darmstadt 1980, ISBN 3-922316-14-X , pp. 91–92.
  • Jochen Lengemann : MdL Hessen. 1808-1996. Biographical index (= political and parliamentary history of the state of Hesse. Vol. 14 = publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse. Vol. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6 , p. 114.
  • Matthias Wolfes :  Samuel Eck. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 16, Bautz, Herzberg 1999, ISBN 3-88309-079-4 , Sp. 423-430.

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personal data
SURNAME Eck, Samuel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Eck, Samuel Adalbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Theologian and member of the state parliament of Hessen
DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1856
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Petersburg
DATE OF DEATH December 31, 1919
Place of death to water