Karl Zimmermann (theologian)

Justus Joseph Georg Friedrich Karl Zimmermann (23 August 1803 – 12 June 1877) was a German Protestant theologian.

Born in the Hessian city of Darmstadt, He studied philology and theology at the universities of Giessen and Heidelberg, and for several years worked as a teacher in various schools.

[1][2] From 1847 onward, he served as a member of the consistory, a prelate and ecclesiastical superintendent at the Schlosskirche in Darmstadt.

[3] He was a catalyst towards the development and promotion of the Gustav-Adolf-Verein,[3] a society that is presently known as the "Gustav-Adolf-Werk".

It is responsible for taking care of "diaspora duties" of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD).