Schultz, Karl Wilhelm

Protestant theologian

Born: 09.03.1801 in Hachenburg (Westerwald)

Died: 04.04.1856 in Wiesbaden

Schultz studied theology in Giessen and Marburg as well as at the theological seminary in Herborn and became a private vicar in Kirberg. As he was unable to find a position, he then ran a private school in his home town of Hachenburg.

In 1823 he became pastor in Freyrechdorf, in 1829 in Grenzhausen and in 1831 in Weilmünster, before moving to Wiesbaden as second pastor in 1836. In 1842 Schultz was appointed church councillor. In 1843, he founded the Gustav-Adolf-Verein in Nassau and became a member of its central board in Leipzig. In this function, he undertook numerous lecture tours. In 1844 he received the first pastorate in Wiesbaden.

In 1854, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Ludwig University of Giessen. He served as a pastor at the court of Adolph zu Nassau and conducted the funeral service for his wife, Duchess Elisabeth zu Nassau, who died young. In 1853, he gave the speech for the laying of the foundation stone of the new Protestant main church, the Marktkirche. He did not live to see its completion.

As a pastor, he left behind numerous printed sermons and poems, which found their way into the Nassau hymnal of the time.