Adelbert Mühlschlegel
German Bahá'í
Intro | German Bahá'í | |
A.K.A. | Adelbert MUEHLSCHLEGEL Adelbert MUHLSCHLEGEL Adelbert MÜHLSCHLEGEL | |
A.K.A. | Adelbert MUEHLSCHLEGEL Adelbert MUHLSCHLEGEL Adelbert MÜHLSCHLEGEL | |
Places | Germany | |
was | Esperantist | |
Work field | Literature | |
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Religion: | Bahá'í faith | |
Birth | 16 June 1897, Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg | |
Death | 29 July 1980Athens, Greece (aged 83 years) | |
Star sign | Gemini |
Adelbert Mühlschlegel (June 16, 1897 – July 29, 1980) was a prominent German Baháʼí from a Protestant family. He became a Baháʼí in 1920, translated Baháʼí literature and served as a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of Germany.
He was appointed a Hand of the Cause by Shoghi Effendi in February 1952, individuals who have been considered to have achieved a distinguished rank in service to the religion. He was the first of three believers who decisively influenced the German Baháʼís. after which he travelled to visit the Baháʼís in many countries. He died in Athens, Greece.