Theodor Fliedner
German Lutheran minister
Died when: 64 years 257 days (776 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
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Theodor Fliedner (21 January 1800 – 4 October 1864) was a German Lutheran minister and founder of Lutheran deaconess training.In 1836, he founded Kaiserswerther Diakonie, a hospital and deaconess training center.
Together with his wives Friederike Münster and Caroline Bertheau, he is regarded as the renewer of the apostolic deaconess ministry.
His work in nursing was pioneering for Florence Nightingale, who spent a few months in Kaiserswerth in 1850.
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