Ferdinand Weerth

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Ferdinand Weerth (1 June 1774 in Gemarke – 18 October 1836 in Detmold) was a German pastor and school-reformer in the Principality of Lippe. Between 1805 and 1836 he officiated as the general superintendent (spiritual leader) of the Reformed Church of Lippe .^[1] One of his sons was the writer Georg Weerth.

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