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Leopold Otto

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Leopold Otto
Born(1819-11-02)2 November 1819
Died22 September 1882(1882-09-22) (aged 62)
NationalityPolish
Occupation(s)Lutheran pastor, national activist

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 interpretation of the Bible.

His second wife was Emilia Izabela Linde (1826–1857), daughter of Samuel Linde, Polish linguist.

Works

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  • Beitrag zur Geschichte der Evangelisch-Augsburgischen Gemeinde zu Warschau, 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

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  • Stegner, Tadeusz (2000). Bóg, protestantyzm, Polska. Biografia pastora Leopolda Marcina Otto (1819–1882). Gdańsk: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego. OCLC 51024877.