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About Rudolf Ehlers
- Rudolf Ehlers (March 30, 1834 – August 7, 1908) was a German theologian and clergyman born in Hamburg. He received his education at the Universities of Heidelberg, Berlin and Göttingen.
- At Heidelberg, he was a student of Richard Rothe (1799-1867).
- After completion of studies he served as a pastor in Stolberg, and in 1864 relocated to the Protestant Reformed Church at Frankfurt am Main.
- In 1868 he was appointed Konsistorialrat. In 1879 he became co-editor of the journal "Zeitschrift fur praktische Theologie", and in 1884 was co-founder and vice-president of the Allgemeinen evangelisch-protestantischen Missionsvereins, today known as Deutschen Ostasienmission (German East Asia Mission).
- In 1889 he was awarded with an honorary doctorate from the University of Jena.
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