Wilhelm Germann (3 April 1840, in

Gardelegen Gardelegen (; nds, Garlä) is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Milde, 20 m. W. from Stendal, on the main line of railway Berlin-Hanover. History Gardelegen has a Roman Catholic and three Evangelical chur ...

– 7 February 1902, in

Meiningen Meiningen () is a town in the southern part of the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is located in the region of Franconia and has a population of around 25,000 (2021).

) was a German Protestant theologian and missionary. He studied

theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

Erlangen Erlangen (; East Franconian German, East Franconian: ''Erlang'', Bavarian language, Bavarian: ''Erlanga'') is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the administrative district Erlangen-Höchstadt (former administrative d ...

and in 1864 became a member of the Lutheran Leipzig Mission. In 1865 he was ordained as a minister, and later the same year, began work as a missionary in

Madras Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

, India. In 1867 he returned to Germany, and subsequently served as a minister in

Meiningen Meiningen () is a town in the southern part of the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is located in the region of Franconia and has a population of around 25,000 (2021).

.Dr. theol. Wilhelm Germann
Leipziger Missionswerk In 1886, he was named a church councilor and superintendent in

Wasungen Wasungen () is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Werra, 11 km north of Meiningen. The former municipalities Hümpfershausen, Metzels, Oepfershausen, Unterkatz and Wahns Wahns i ...

. In 1894 he was awarded with an honorary degree by the Faculty of Theology at Leipzig.

Published works

He is best known as the author of biographies, especially works involving missionaries to India, such as

Johann Phillip Fabricius Johann Philipp Fabricius (22 January 1711 – 23 January 1791) was a German Christian missionary and a Tamil scholar in the later part of his life. He arrived in South India in 1740 to take charge of a small Tamil Lutheran congregation in Madras ...

(1865),

Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg (10 July 1682 – 23 February 1719) was a member of the Lutheran clergy and the first Pietist missionary to India. Early life Ziegenbalg was born in Pulsnitz, Saxony, on 10 July 1682 in a devout Christian family. His f ...

and

Heinrich Plütschau Heinrich Plütschau (last name also Plütschow or Plütscho; 1676, Wesenberg, Germany – 4 January 1752,According to the 1752 death register (archive of the Protestant Lutheran parish Beidenfleth/Holstein), Plütschau died on 4 January 1752 and n ...

(1868) and

Christian Friedrich Schwarz Christian Frederick Schwarz (with spellings including Friedrich and Schwartz or Swartz) (8 October 1726 – 13 February 1798) was a German Lutheran missionary to India. He was known for his linguistic skills, with knowledge of Latin, Greek, Hebre ...

(1870). * ''Johann Philipp Fabricius : seine fünfzigjährige Wirksamkeit im Tamulenlande und das Missionsleben des achtzehten Jahrhunderts daheim und draussen'', 1865 – Johann Philipp Fabricius: his fifty years of activity in

Tamilakam Tamiḻakam (Tamil: தமிழகம்; Malayalam: തമിഴകം), refers to the geographical region inhabited by the ancient Tamil people, covering the southernmost region of the Indian subcontinent. Tamilakam covered today's Tamil Nad ...

, etc. * ''Ziegenbalg und Plütschau : die Gründungsjahre der Trankebarschen Mission; ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des Pietismus nach handschriftlichen Quellen und ältesten Drucken'', 1868 – Ziegenbalg and Plütschau: the founding years of the

Tranquebar Mission The Tranquebar Mission ( da, Trankebarmissionen; ta, தரங்கம்பாடி பணி) was established in 1706 by two German missionaries from Halle namely, Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg and Heinrich Plütschau. Ziegenbalg and Plütschau ...

; a contribution to the history of

Pietism Pietism (), also known as Pietistic Lutheranism, is a movement within Lutheranism that combines its emphasis on biblical doctrine with an emphasis on individual piety and living a holy Christian life, including a social concern for the needy and ...

, etc. * ''Missionar Christian Friedrich Schwartz : sein Leben und Wirken aus Briefen des Halleschen Missionsarchivs'', 1870 – Christian Friedrich Schwarz: his life and work from letters of the Halle Mission archive. * ''Die Kirche der Thomaschristen : ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der orientalischen Kirchen'', 1877 – The Church of the

Saint Thomas Christians The Saint Thomas Christians, also called Syrian Christians of India, ''Marthoma Suriyani Nasrani'', ''Malankara Nasrani'', or ''Nasrani Mappila'', are an ethno-religious An ethnoreligious group (or an ethno-religious group) is a grouping of ...

: a contribution to the history of the eastern churches. * ''Heinrich Melchior Mühlenberg : Patriarch der Lutherischen kirche Nordamerika's : Selbstbiographie, 1711–1743'', (as editor, 1881) – Heinrich Melchior Muhlenberg; patriarch of the Lutheran Church of North America: self-biography. * ''D. Johann Forster, der Hennebergische Reformator, ein Mitarbeiter und Mitstreiter D. Martin Luthers'', 1894 –

Johann Forster Johann Forster Forsterus, Förster or Forstheim (10 July 1496, in Augsburg - 8 December 1556, in Wittenberg) was a Lutheran theologian, Protestant reformer and professor of Hebrew. He took part in the Protestation at Speyer. Johann-Forster studi ...

, the Henneberg reformer, an associate and collaborator of

Martin Luther Martin Luther (; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, and professor, and Order of Saint Augustine, Augustinian friar. He is the seminal figure of the Reformation, Protestant Refo ...

. * ''M. Christian Juncker und sein hennebergisches Geschichtswerk : eine Untersuchung : zum Säkular-Geburtstage Georg Brückners'', 1900 – Christian Juncker and his Henneberg historical work, etc. In the ''

Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' (ADB, german: Universal German Biography) is one of the most important and comprehensive biographical reference works in the German language. It was published by the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Aca ...

'', he was the author of biographies on

Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Bernhard II (17 December 1800, in Meiningen – 3 December 1882, in Meiningen) was a Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. Family He was the only son of Georg I Frederick Karl, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Bernhard was a ...

Georg Brückner Johann Georg Martin Brückner (31 October 1800 in Oberneubrunn – 1 July 1881 in Meiningen) was a German historian and geographer. He attended the gymnasium in Schleusingen, and from 1921 studied at the University of Jena. Afterwards, he t ...

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