Wilhelm Diehl

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Wilhelm Diehl (memorial plaque in the upper level building of the Prelate Diehl School Groß-Gerau)

Georg Wilhelm Diehl (born January 10, 1871 in Groß-Gerau ; † September 12, 1944 in Darmstadt ) was a German Protestant theologian , church historian and member of the state parliament.

Life

Diehl, son of an estate manager in Groß-Gerau in southern Hesse, attended the high school in his hometown (today's Prelate Diehl School ) and then studied Protestant theology in Tübingen and Gießen . He received his doctorate in theology (Lic. Theol.) And a Doctor of Philosophy (Dr. phil.). From 1895 he worked as a parish assistant in Darmstadt, from 1898 as a senior teacher. In 1899 Diehl became pastor of Hirschhorn am Neckar , then in Darmstadt. In 1913 he was appointed professor at the training seminar in Friedberg in Hesse ; there he stayed for ten years. At the same time, he had been President of the State Churches of Hesse from 1920 .

Diehl was politically active since 1919. From 1919 to 1927 he was a member of the German National People's Party in the Landtag of the People's State of Hesse .

In 1923 he was elected President of the Evangelical Church in Hesse to succeed Ferdinand Euler . His official title was now prelate . In this function, Diehl headed his church for ten years. His political commitment and his rejection of the German Christians soon after the National Socialist takeover - he was still involved in the passing of the law on the constitution of the German Evangelical Church on July 11, 1933, which paved the way for the introduction of a Reich Bishopric - he was still involved Suspension. This paved the way for a politically imposed association of the Evangelical Church in Hesse , the Evangelical Church in Nassau and the Evangelical Church in Frankfurt am Main to form the Evangelical Church in Nassau-Hessen , which was then headed by a German Christian bishop. In 1932 he was also appointed associate professor for church history at the University of Giessen .

Diehl was killed in an Allied air raid on Darmstadt on the night of September 11-12, 1944 in Darmstadt. Wilhelm Diehl was buried in the old cemetery in Darmstadt (grave site: III J 69).

theology

Diehl was moderately connected to the cultural Protestant traditions of the liberal theology of his Giessen faculty . It expressed itself in the respect for historically based traditions as well as in its priorities. He attached importance to the preservation of the national church - for example against the concept of denominational communities - the strengthening of the parishes - against an emphasis on the whole church - as well as the promotion of personal piety.

The models for his work were the Hessian Landgrave Philipp and the Reformation in Hesse. He saw Philip's work as the basis for his state church ideas as well as for his attempt to unite the various evangelical denominations so that they could get along peacefully with one another; this is how his dream of building a Greater Hessian church matured. The Zwinglisch - Reformed he looked at Philip in the narrow cooperation between state and church, the Calvinist Reformed in the special appreciation of municipal level within the whole of the Church. However, Hans von der Au , a student of Diehl, later showed that at the time of the Reformation, the governmental orientation in Hesse was stronger than Calvin's Geneva church ordinance corresponded to.

Family, schooling and local relevance

Georg Wilhelm Diehl grew up on Kornsand , a formerly independent district near Geinsheim am Rhein . His father Johann Balthasar Diehl was initially a building supervisor in Groß-Gerau and later a farmer and part-time leather dealer. Wilhelm Diehl's mother was called Margaretha Elisabetha Diehl (nee Knoche). Wilhelm Diehl received considerable support from the then head of the Groß-Gerau Higher Citizens' School, which is now called the Prelate Diehl School. During his school days from 1877 to 1885 he was allowed to learn Latin and Greek and soon became enthusiastic about archeology and history. From 1885 to 1890 Diehl attended the Ludwig-Georgs-Gymnasium in Darmstadt and then studied theology in Tübingen and Gießen.

In Darmstadt, Prälat-Diehl-Strasse bears his name, as does Georg-Diehl-Strasse in Nauheim .

Works

In the “Hessian Pastors and Schoolmaster Books” the exact personal details of all clergy and teachers who were active in Hessen-Darmstadt and the former Hessian places are recorded, as well as the building history and the legal relationships of the churches and rectories. The “Hessian Folk Books” published by him and his “Hessian Chronicle”, which comprises almost 30 years, should also be emphasized. In numerous essays and lectures he conveyed his extensive knowledge in the field of family history.

Authorship

  • On the history of the confirmation; 1897
  • On the history of worship and acts of worship; 1899
  • School regulations of the Grand Duchy of Hesse, 3 volumes; 1903-05
  • Book of scholarship holders of the University of Marburg for the period from 1564 to 1624; 1908
  • The prisoner pastor. A historical tale from the time of the 30 Years War; 1910 (3rd edition 1926)
  • Old Darmstadt. Cultural-historical images from Darmstadt's past in collected essays; 1913
  • Hessen-Darmstädtisches Pastor and Schoolmaster Book; Hassia sacra vol. 1; 1921
  • Church authorities and church servants in the Landgraviate of Hessen-Darmstadt from the Reformation to the beginning of the 19th century; Hassia sacra vol. 2; 1925
  • Evangelical movement and reformation in the area of ​​today's Hesse-Darmstadt region; 1926
  • Pastor and schoolmaster book for the provinces of Rheinhessen and the parishes of the Electoral Palatinate of the Starkenburg province; Hassia sacra vol. 3; 1928
  • The seals and coats of arms of the communities in the Groß Gerau district; 1929
  • Pastor and schoolmaster book for the Hesse-Darmstadt sovereign states; Hassia sacra vol. 4; 1930
  • Construction book for the Protestant parishes of the Landgraviate of Hessen-Darmstadt; Hassia sacra vol. 5; 1931
  • Construction book for the Protestant parishes of the Rheinhessen province and the Palatinate parishes of the Starkenburg province; Hassia sacra vol. 6; 1932
  • Pastor's and schoolmaster's book of the acquired lands and the lost territories of Darmstadt; Hassia sacra vol. 7; 1933
  • Construction book for the Protestant parishes of the sovereign lands and the acquired areas of Darmstadt; Hassia sacra vol. 8; 1935
  • From the past. Collected Essays; Hessian People's Books 89–91; 1935
  • Hessian teacher book; Hassia sacra Vol. 9-11; 1939-42
  • Hessian teacher book, part 4: sovereign lands and acquired territories. Edited by Otfried Praetorius after preliminary work by Wilhelm Diehl; Hassia sacra vol. 12; 1951

Editing or co-editing

  • Contributions to the Hessian church history
  • Contributions to the Hessian school and university history
  • Hessian folk books; 1908-38
  • Hessian Chronicle. Monthly for families and local history in Hesse and Hesse-Nassau; 29 years; 1912-42.
  • Studies and sources on Hessian school and university history
  • The union of the two Protestant denominations in Rheinhessen; 1922

literature

Web links

Wikisource: Wilhelm Diehl  - sources and full texts