August Jacob Rambach

August Jacob Rambach (born May 28, 1777 in Quedlinburg ; † September 7, 1851 in Hamburg ) was a German Evangelical Lutheran theologian and hymnologist .

Life

"August Jacob Rambach the Elder. Senior ”, collective grave of the main pastors of St. Michaelis , Ohlsdorf cemetery

Born as the son of the theologian Johann Jakob Rambach and his second wife Eva Maria Elisabeth Boysen, he came to Hamburg at the age of three , where he was accepted into the Johanneum at the age of seven and transferred to the academic high school in 1794 . Here he was particularly interested in Greek and Latin and obtained his university entrance qualification. At Easter 1796 he moved to Halle University to study theology for three years .

Returning to Hamburg, he passed the theological candidate exam on September 15, 1799, was elected as a deacon at the Jakobikirche on May 2, 1802 , and was appointed to his office on June 18. After the death of his father on December 20, 1818, he was given the main pastorate at the Michaeliskirche , which he took up on March 16, 1819. Here he earned services to the school and church system that on February 21, 1834 he was appointed senior of the Spiritual Ministry and thus the highest Protestant representative of the Free Hanseatic City. For reasons of age, he resigned from his offices in early 1851.

On November 12, 1827, the University of Marburg appointed him an honorary doctorate in theology.

His marriage to his cousin Louise Wilhelmine Boysen on November 18, 1810 remained childless.

On August Jacob Rambach is on the collection plate Tomb main pastors to St. Michael the Althamburgischen Memorial Cemetery , Cemetery Ohlsdorf , recalls.

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Rambach was particularly interested in sacred songs and chants. He created an extensive hymnological library that was donated to the Hamburg city library after his death. In 1832 he himself brought up the proposal to replace the old Hamburg hymn book from 1788 with a new one. For this purpose, a commission was set up under his leadership, which on January 1, 1843 introduced the new hymn book in the Hamburg churches. Theologically, Rambach was cautious in all directions.

Selection of works

About Dr. Martin Luther's services to church singing. Hamburg 1813 ( archive.org ; digitized version ).
Anthology of Christian chants from all centuries of the Church. 6 volumes. JF Hammerich, Altona and Leipzig 1817–1833.
Inaugural sermon in the main church St. Jacobi in Hamburg, delivered on June 18th, 1802 and promoted to print on request. Hamburg 1802
Farewell sermon in the main church St. Jacobi in Hamburg, held on Friday after the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany. Hamburg 1819
Drafts of the sermons given on the evangelical texts. 1834
Johann Jacob Rambach ... Portrayed after his life, character and merit. 1818
Brief message from the authors of the songs in the Hamburg hymnal. 1843 ( digitized ).

literature

Carl Bertheau : Rambach, August Jakob . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 27, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, pp. 193-195.
Klaus-Gunther Wesseling: RAMBACH, August Jakob. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 7, Bautz, Herzberg 1994, ISBN 3-88309-048-4 , Sp. 1296-1298. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )

Web links

Literature by and about August Jacob Rambach in the catalog of the German National Library
Website of the Hamburg Michel

predecessor	Office	successor
Johann Jakob Rambach	Chief Pastor to St. Michaelis 1819–1851	Johannes Andreas Rehhoff

personal data
SURNAME	Rambach, August Jacob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Rambach, August Jakob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German Evangelical Lutheran theologian and hymnologist
DATE OF BIRTH	May 28, 1777
PLACE OF BIRTH	Quedlinburg
DATE OF DEATH	September 7, 1851
Place of death	Hamburg