English summary: Professor of ecclesiastical history in Tubingen and eminent expert on Martin Luther, from 1924 first professor of regional history in Kiel albeit with no scientific background in the field, protege of the German foreign office in German-Danish cultural relations during the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich - the life of Otto Scheel (1876-1954) is multi-faceted. With regard to the three fields mentioned above, it offers an intriguing insight into the "German 'Age of Extremes'." Therefore Carsten Mish does not only aim to draw the picture of an exciting and illustrious...