Eichhorn, Eduard Hermann

Profession: 
Clergy
Biography: 

The Rev. Eduard Hermann Eichhorn, son of Jakob Eichhorn & Elisabeth Leonhard, was born 2 December 1882 in the Volga German colony of Holstein.

He attended secondary school in Kamyshin. He studied first physics and mathematics, then theology at the University of Dorpat (Estonia).  He was ordained in 1917 in Moscow and served in Messer from 1917-1929 (during this time, he was the only Lutheran pastor on the Bergseite). In 1930, he resigned his position, but was reinstated in 1932. In 1933, he was arrested and exiled.

His fate is unknown.

Source(s): 

- Eichhorn Eduard Hermann (wolgadeutsche.ru) [Online]
- Schnurr, Joseph. Die Kirchen und das Religiöse Leben der Russlanddeutschen - Evangelischer Teil (Stuttgart: Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Russland, 1972): 132, 190.

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The Rev. Eduard Hermann Eichhorn.
Source: wolgadeutsche.net