About Friedrich Schorlemmer
Friedrich Schorlemmer (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈʃɔʁlɛmɐ]; 16 May 1944 – 9 September 2024) was a German Protestant theologian. He was a prominent member of the civil rights movement in East Germany, leading to the Peaceful Revolution. Remaining active in politics and society after German reunification in 1990, he was engaged in the Wittenberg town council and several organisations as an activist for peace and nature preservation, and as a critical voice. == Life and career == Friedrich-Wilhelm Schorlemmer was born in Wittenberge on 16 May 1944. He grew up in the small town of Werben in the region of Altmark. As the son of a Protestant pastor, Schorlemmer was not allowed by the East German authorities to take the exams at a normal secondary state school, but he passed his at an adult education centre. As a pacifist, he refused to perform military service in 1962. From 1962 to 1967 he studied Protestant theology at the Martin Luther University in Halle. === Theology === Schorlemmer worked as a vicar in Halle West and as a supervisor of studies in a students' home from 1968. After his ordination in 1970, he worked as a pastor in charge of young people and especially students in Merseburg from 1971.
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