Emil Frommel
Emil Frommel (1828–1896) was a
Life
Emil Frommel was born on 5 January 1828 at Karlsruhe in the then
His next appointment, in 1869, was as pastor in the
Aside from the Imperial court, Frommel was admired within the higher echelons of Berlin society and was in demand to conduct christenings, weddings and funerals. He gave sermons at the funerals of many who had led in the 1870-171 war, including
On the 25th anniversary of his appointment as pastor of the Garnisonkirche, Frommel requested and was allowed retirement. In his final sermon on 19 April 1896, he claimed that "While in Berlin, I have baptized 1838 children, united in wedlock 1526 couples, confirmed 1980 school-children, and buried 1709 dead. Of the churches in Berlin, I have preached in all but one, and in sixty-five cities all over Germany I have delivered either sermons or lectures."[1]
He was commissioned by Imperial brevet as an "officer à la suite of the army," - a distinction never previously conferred upon a military chaplain in Germany — and in 1896 he was appointed by
Frommel was friendly with three generations of German royalty, being
Works
His principal theological works include:
- Die zehn Gebote Gottes in Predigten (sixth edition, 1898)
- In drei Stufen, an anthology (eighth edition, 1890)
- Festflammen, (sixth edition, 1896)
- Das Gebet des Herrn in Predigten (fourth edition, 1893)
He also wrote tales and miscellaneous essays, collected and published under the title of Gesammelte Schriften, Erzählungen für das Volk, Aufsätze und Vorträge (1873–1897).[2]
References
External links
- Works by Emil Frommel at Project Gutenberg
- Works by Emil Frommel at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Works by or about Emil Frommel at Internet Archive