Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Hermann Muhs ( 16 May 1894 - 13 April 1962 ) was a Secretary of State and minister responsible for churches question ( Minister fÃ 1\/4 r Kirchenfragen ) in Nazi Germany .
Simplified: Hermann Muhs ( 16 May 1894 in JÃ 1\/4 hnde - 13 April 1962 in GÃ ttingen ) was a Secretary of State and minister for church questions .