Friedrich Schorlemmer

Friedrich Schorlemmer
Schorlemmer in 2009
Born	(1944-05-16)16 May 1944 Wittenberge, Gau March of Brandenburg, Germany
Died	9 September 2024(2024-09-09) (aged 80) Berlin, Germany
Education	Martin Luther University Halle
Occupations	Protestant theologian Civil rights activist Peace activist
Organizations	All Saints' Church, Wittenberg Democratic Awakening
Awards	Carl von Ossietzky Medal Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Website	www.friedrich-schorlemmer.de/bio.html

Friedrich Schorlemmer (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈʃɔʁ.lɛmɐ]; 16 May 1944 – 9 September 2024) was a German Protestant theologian. He was a prominent member of the civil rights movement in the German Democratic Republic, 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.