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Hahn, Gotthold Eduard

Profession
Clergy
Biography

The Rev. Gotthold Eduard Hahn, son of Gottlieb Hahn, was born 6 January 1863 in Katzbach (Bessarabia).

He was ordained 7 November 1890 and served as the assistant pastor in Beideck (1890-1892). He also served the congregations in Rosenberg (1892-1906), Boisroux (1906-1912), Hochstädt (1912-1929), and Elisabethal (Caucasus) (1929-1931).

In 1930, he was arrested and kept in prison until 1932. He was then exiled to the city of Tomsk in Siberia.

He was living in Tiflis with his daughter as of 1938.

Source(s)

- Hahn Gottlob Eduard (wolgadeutsche.ru) [Online]
- Schnurr, Joseph. Die Kirchen und das religiöse Leben der Russlanddeutschen – Evangelischer Teil (Stuttgart: AER Verlag Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Rußland, 1978): 140.

Images

Entry in the parish register of Katzbach (Bessarabia) of the birth of Pastor Hahn.
Source: deutsche-kolonisten.de

Pastor Gotthold Eduard Hahn.
Source: wolgadeutsche.ru