Christian Schumann (poet)
Christian Schumann ( pseudonym Rischitani Munschani ; born February 15, 1681 in Osterfeld , † 1744 in Pötewitz ) was a German Protestant pastor and poet of sacred songs .
Life
Schumann was the son of a shopkeeper . He attended the Thomas School in Leipzig and studied from 1701 at the University of Leipzig .
After the untimely death of his father, he financed his studies through scholarships and teaching. In 1708 he received the degree of Magister . From 1712 he earned his living as a tutor for noble families.
In 1721 he got his first job as a pastor and worked in Döschwitz and Kirchsteitz, both of which are now districts of the Kretzschau community . From 1736 he worked in Pötewitz, now part of Wetterzeube .
Schumann wrote some of his song texts under the pseudonym Rischitani Munschani and published them in collections such as The Heart of David singing a new song to the Lord or a new song rehearsal sanctified by God ( Naumburg 1721). August Jacob Rambach included Schumann's song The Lord, who rules me and leads me wonderfully in his anthology; the song is partly wrongly ascribed to Cyriacus Schneegass . Schumann's poems also include If you children of this earth come, you want to be happy one day .
Schumann died in Pötewitz in 1744.
literature
- lu: Schumann, Christian . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 33, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, p. 39.
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SURNAME | Schumann, Christian |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Munschani, Rischitani (pseusdonym) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant pastor and hymn poet |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1681 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Osterfeld |
DATE OF DEATH | 1744 |
Place of death | Poetewitz |