Viktor Hermann Günther
Viktor Hermann Günther (mostly: Hermann Günther , born February 16, 1879 in Löbau , † December 22, 1965 in Oslo ) was a German Protestant clergyman.
Life
Hermann Günther attended the Princely School in Meißen and studied Protestant theology at the Universities of Lausanne , Leipzig and Marburg . In 1921 he was promoted to Dr. phil. PhD.
From 1909 he was pastor abroad at the German Evangelical Congregation in Oslo (then Kristiania). Later he became the leading spiritual council of the German Evangelical Church for all of Norway. From 1914 to 1945 he was lecturer for German literature and culture at the University of Oslo .
Honors
- 1934: Honorary doctorate in theology
- 1953: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Fonts
- The first ten years of the German Evangelical Church in Kristiania . Church messengers to Kristiania, Kristiania 1919.
- Hans Nielsen Hauge , Norway's awakening . Christophorus-Verlag, Neumünster, 1928.
- Fate and tasks of a congregation abroad. The German community in Oslo, Norway. Memories and observations on its 50th anniversary. Essener Druckerei Gemeinwohl, Essen 1959.
- New home in Norway . Erdmann, Herrenalb 1961.
Footnotes
- ↑ See the indication of the name of the author in his publications.
literature
- Walter Habel (Ed.): Who is who? The German Who's Who . Arani, Berlin 1955.
- Siegfried Hermle, Karl-Heinz Fix: The minutes of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany , Volume 8: 1954/55 . In: Works on contemporary church history. Series A: Sources - Volume 19. , Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2012, ISBN 978-3-525-55769-3 , p. 613.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Günther, Viktor Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant clergyman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Löbau |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 22, 1965 |
| Place of death | Oslo |