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- In full:
- Karl Friedrich Otto von Gerlach
- Born:
- April 12, 1801, Berlin, Prussia [Germany]
- Died:
- October 24, 1849, Berlin (aged 48)
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Otto von Gerlach
Prussian theologian
Also known as: Karl Friedrich Otto von Gerlach
Otto von Gerlach (born April 12, 1801, Berlin, Prussia [Germany]âdied October 24, 1849, Berlin) was a Prussian Lutheran theologian and educator, younger brother of Leopold and Ludwig von Gerlach.
Educated at Berlin, Heidelberg, and Göttingen, he began lecturing at the University of Berlin in 1828; in 1834 he became pastor at the new St. Elisabeth Church in Berlinâs working-class district and brought a new kind of pastoral social work into the homes of the people. Eventually he became a court preacher and a regular professor at the university.
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