Eylert, Ruhlemann Friedrich (1770-1852)
Ruhlemann Friedrich Eylert, born 5 April 1770, died 3 February 1852, was Lutheran bishop and court chaplain at Potsdam, Prussia, and spiritual counselor of Frederick William III of Prussia. He gives the Mennonites friendly treatment in his book, Charakterzüge und historische Fragmente aus dem Leben des Königs von Preussen Friedrich Wilhelm III. Gesammelt nach eigenen Beobachtungen und herausgegeben von R. Fr. Eylert (Magdeburg, 1844). Unfortunately the partly imaginary tale of the Mennonite youth who took part in the Wars of Liberation (1813-1815) and was consequently excommunicated for violation of the principle of nonresistance furnished the material for Wildenbruch's drama Der Menonit.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 623.
Mennonitische Blätter (1884): 17-20.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1956 |
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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 282. All rights reserved.
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