Background
Locher, Gottfried Wilhelm was born on April 29, 1911 in Wuppertal-Elberfeld, Germany. Arrived in Switzerland, 1932, Swiss citizen. Son of Gottfried Wilhelm and Egberdina Margarete (Oberman) Locher.
Locher, Gottfried Wilhelm was born on April 29, 1911 in Wuppertal-Elberfeld, Germany. Arrived in Switzerland, 1932, Swiss citizen. Son of Gottfried Wilhelm and Egberdina Margarete (Oberman) Locher.
Student, University Königsberg, Germany, 1930-1932; student, University Zürich, Switzerland, 1932-1933, 35-36; student, University Bonn, Germany, 1934-1935; Doctor of Theology honoris causa, U. Basel, Switzerland, 1982; Doctor of Theology honoris causa, U. Debrecen, Hungary, 1988.
Minister, Reformed Church, Binningen, Switzerland, 1936-1941;
minister, Reformed Church, Feuerthalen, Switzerland, 1941-1954;
minister, Reformed Church, Riehen, Switzerland, 1954-1958;
Doctor theology, U. Zürich, 1950;
lecturer systematic theology, U. Zürich, 1954-1958;
professor systematic theology and history dogma, U. Bern, Switzerland, 1958-1979;
dean theological faculty, U. Bern, Switzerland, 1964-1966;
rector, U. Bern, Switzerland, 1968-1969. Member, president Theological county Swiss Protestant Church, Switzerland, 1960-1975. Member presidium International Congress on Calvin Research, 1960-1984.
Member dialog-committee Reformed and Roman Catholic Churches, Rome, 1960-1980.
Married Irene Agnes Schöffner, November 8, 1936 (deceased March 1982). Children: Johannes Theophil, Gottfried Wilhelm, Huldrych Caspar, Regula Wya.