Leopold Otto
| Leopold Otto | |
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| Born |
November 2, 1819 Warsaw, Congress Poland |
| Died |
September 22, 1882 (aged 62) Warsaw, Congress Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Occupation | Lutheran pastor, national activist |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
Pastor Leopold v. Otto also Leopold Marcin von Otto (2 November 1819 in Warsaw - 22 September 1882 in Warsaw) was a Lutheran Pastor of the German Community in Warsaw and Poland and a national activist, participant of the patriotic manifestation of 1861 in Warsaw. In 1866–1875 Otto worked in Cieszyn. He published a book about the "Deutsche Evangelische Gemeinde" (German Protestant Community Zwiastun Ewangeliczny) and also wrote sermons and religious writings.
In theology he was a supporter of Lutheran orthodoxy and starkly rejected liberal theology and rationalistic interpretaion of the Bible.
His second wife was Emilia Izabela Linde (1826–1857), daughter of Samuel Linde, Polish linguist.
Works
- Beitrag zur Geschichte der Evangelisch-Augsburgischen Gemeinde, Druck bei A Gins, Warschau 1882
- Rozmyślania i kazania (1887)
- Dra ks Leopolda Marcina Otto rozmyślania i kazania (1887)
- Postyla, czyli Wykład ewangelij i listów na wszystkie niedziele i święta uroczyste roku kościelnego (1892)
- Wykład Objawienia św. Jana (1904)
- Mniejszy katechizm Marcina Lutra Doktora św. Teologji (1916)
Further reading
- Stegner, Tadeusz (2000). Bóg, protestantyzm, Polska. Biografia pastora Leopolda Marcina Otto (1819–1882). Gdańsk: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego. OCLC 51024877.
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