Gottfried Johannes Müller | |
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| Born | 10 April 1914 Gschwend, Germany) |
| Died | 26 September 2009 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | German |
| Spouse(s) | Susanne Firgau (married 1948, divorced mid-1960s); Ursula Schweizer (m 1973) |
| Children | Amadé, Alexander, Samuel, and Nathan |
| Parent(s) | Johannes Mattäus Müller, Katharina Schurr |
Gottfried Johannes Müller (10 April 1914 – 26 September 2009) was a German philanthropist[1] who founded an international Christian vegetarian orphanage, SALEM Children's Village. He had been a major in the German Luftwaffe during World War II.[2] He is credited also with designing the Kurdish national flag.[3][4]
Published work
He is the author of one German-language book, which has been published three (3) different times, in 1959, 2006, and 2011, in German.
- Gottfried Müller: Im brennenden Orient. Bruderschaft Salem e.V., Stuttgart, 1959
- Gottfried Müller: Einbruch ins verschlossene Kurdistan. Ronald Henss Verlag, Saarbrücken, 2006 ISBN 978-3-939937-00-5
- Gottfried . Müller: Einbruch ins verschlossene Kurdistan. B004TBD184. Publisher: Dr. Ronald Henss Verlag (March 21, 2011). Publication Date: March 21, 2011. Available only through Amazon Kindle and in paperback.
Influence
He was an influential mind and funding source behind the Salem Village series of [Christian vegetarianism|Christian vegetarian]] orphanages.
References
- ^ http://www.saleminternational.org/en/ueber-uns/Geschichte/gottfried-mueller#
- ^ Müller, Gottfried Johannes, In the Burning Orient, 3rd ed., Salem-Buchdienst GmbH, Stadtsteinach, 2007.
- ^ Ekurd.net Designer of Kurdish flag passes away. 6.1.2010
- ^ Einbruch ins verschlossene Kurdistan. Kurdish Wikipedia.
See also
Category:1914 births
Category:2009 deaths
Category:German philanthropists
Category:Humanitarians by nationality