Wilhelm Iwan

Wilhelm Iwan, author, historian, and Lutheran theologian lived from 1871 until 1958. As a historian, he documented the 19th century exodus from Prussia (Germany) to America and Australia by a group who sought religious freedom (Old Lutheran schism).^[1][2] In 1945 he fled from his homeland and lived the remainder of his life as a refugee in West Germany.^[3]

Wilhelm Friedrich Iwan
Portrait provided by his daughter Waltraut Felkendorff.
Personal details
Born	(1871-08-05)August 5, 1871 Falkenberg in Upper Silesia, Germany
Died	May 27, 1958(1958-05-27) (aged 86) Wangen in Allgäu, West Germany
Nationality	Silesian
Spouse(s)	Hedwig Gertrud Koffmane, b. April 22, 1889 in Kunitz, Silesia, d. September 9, 1954 in Wangen
Children	Hanna Imhoff, b. March 23, 1913 in Nicolstadt Helma Iwan, b. December 14, 1914 in Silesia Waltraut Felkendorff, b. December 1, 1916 in Nicolstadt Gisela Heinrich, b. November 13, 1921 in Nicolstadt Adelheid Iwan, b. May 21, 1925 in Nicolstadt
Profession	Historian, writer, theologian