César Malan
Henri Abraham César Malan (born July 7, 1787 in Geneva , † May 8, 1864 in Vandœuvres , Canton of Geneva ) was a teacher, reformed pastor and composer of hymns .
Malan came from a Huguenot family who immigrated to Geneva at the beginning of the 18th century . Under the influence of the Geneva revival movement of the Réveil , he founded the strictly Calvinist "Church of Witness" in 1820 and worked through evangelizations , tracts and songs as far as the Netherlands , England , Wales (for example as the composer of the hymn Dyma Geidwad I'r Colledig ) and to the Waldensians .
The melody of the hymn Harre, my soul, wait for the Lord comes from Malan ( EG 623 Württ.).
literature
- Gabriel Mützenberg: Malan, César. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . August 21, 2008 .
- Walter Troxler: Malan, Henry Abraham César. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 5, Bautz, Herzberg 1993, ISBN 3-88309-043-3 , Sp. 608-610.
Web links
- Literature by and about César Malan in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Malan, César |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Malan, Henri Abraham César (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Teacher, reformed pastor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1787 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Geneva |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 1864 |
| Place of death | Vandœuvres |