About Georg Plock
Lived 1865 – 1930 (aged 64–65). Georg Plock was a German pastor, theologian and lGBTQ rights activist.
Georg Plock (1865–1930) was a former pastor and a gay rights advocate from Germany.
Life Plock studied Protestant theology, becoming a parish pastor. He was later discovered having a homosexual affair and arrested and sentenced to prison. After his imprisonment, liberal politician and pastor Friedrich Naumann asked Magnus Hirschfeld to "look after him".
From 1919 to 1923, he was the chief secretary for the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee and had worked along with the physician Ernst Burchard and Baron Hermann von Teschenberg. In 1923, he took over as editor of the homosexual journal Die Freundschaft (Friendship).
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Who was Georg Plock?
German pastor
When was Georg Plock born?
Georg Plock was born in 1865 in Celle.
When did Georg Plock die?
Georg Plock died in 1930 in Berlin.
What was Georg Plock's occupation?
Georg Plock was a pastor, theologian and lGBTQ rights activist.
What nationality was Georg Plock?
Georg Plock was German.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Georg Plock. https://biography.guide/georg-plock/
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