Theodor Braun
Theodor Gustav Adolf Braun (born February 5, 1833 in Möllbergen , † February 18, 1911 in Menton ) was a German Evangelical Lutheran theologian .
Life
Theodor Braun was the son of an elementary school teacher . He spent his childhood in icebergs , as his father took a job there in 1836. He attended the Ernestinum in Rinteln and the grammar school in Herford . He later studied at the Universities of Bonn and Halle . In 1859 he became an assistant teacher for religion at the Evangelical Stiftisches Gymnasium in Gütersloh and also a school priest there . In 1884 he was appointed pastor of St. Matthew's Church in Berlin , and at the same time as general superintendent of Neumark and Niederlausitz . In this office he was also senior consistorial councilor in the Evangelical Upper Church Council of the Old Prussian Union (EOK). He held the offices until 1909 when he retired , which he spent at Bethel . He died on February 18, 1911 at the age of 78 in Menton. He was buried in Gütersloh. Friedrich von Bodelschwingh , a close confidante of Braun, described him as an extremely faithful Lutheran within the Prussian Church .
Publications (selection)
- with O. Meyer, J. Möller, Th. Schmalenbach : The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments according to Dr. M. Luther's translation. With the interpretation of the most excellent script researchers of the older Evangelical Church , Gütersloh / Leipzig 1879/80.
- The conversion of the pastors and their significance for the effectiveness of the office , Berlin 1885.
- Lingering fruit. Sermons, addresses and treatises , Gütersloh 1911.
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Braun, Theodor. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 734.
- Ernst Hartmann: General Superintendent D. Braun . In: Wilhelm Heienbrock (ed.): Witnesses and testimonials from Minden-Ravensberg . Reprint, Missionsverlag of the Evangelical Lutheran Prayer Communities , Bielefeld 1990, pp. 397–404.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oliver Janz: Citizens of a special kind. Evangelical pastors in Prussia 1850-1914 . de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1994, p. 140 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Büchsel |
General superintendent of Neumark and Niederlausitz in the old Prussia. Church province of Brandenburg 1884 - 1909 |
Hans Keßler |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Braun, Theodor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Braun, Theodor Gustav Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1833 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Möllbergen |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1911 |
| Place of death | Menton |