Paul Gerhard Jahn

Paul Gerhard Jahn ( born May 9, 1925 in Berlin, † 12 July 2004 in Hannover ) was a German professor and theologian. He was the founding rector of the Protestant University of Applied Sciences and Arts and Head of the Office for community service (now the home of church services) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover.

Life

After studying theology Jahn was ordained on May 24, 1953 in Berlin -Steglitz. He was Arbeiterprädikant and from 1953 Social pastor in the Evangelical Social Academy Friedewald. In 1957, he became a pastor in Bad Boll. From 1961 to 1971 he headed the Wichernhaus School of Social Work in Hanover. From the year 1971 led Jahn as founding rector the Evangelische Fachhochschule Hannover. In 1975 he was appointed director of the Office of community service, today house church services, was appointed. From the year 1979 he was also as head of the Office for community service, the first environmental officer of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover and the Confederation of Protestant Churches in Lower Saxony. In 1990, he went into retirement.

Writings

• As editor: Disposal of radioactive waste: theo metallic, scientific and political aspects, LVH, Hannover, 1986, ISBN 3- 87502-267 X -