Daniel Vörckel

Johann Daniel Vörckel (born June 22, 1792 in Sand-Gemeinde , Eilenburg , † April 12, 1887 in Leipzig ) was a German Protestant theologian and poet.

Life

Vörckel was a son of the butcher and cookery chef Johann Gottlob Vörckel and of Maria Elisabeth geb. Röber. After attending school, Vörckel studied theology. After graduating, he took the position of substitute for the archdeacon in Eilenburg in 1820 . He was his successor three years later. As a result, Vörckel was twice superintendent - vicar until his retirement in 1868 . Ultimately, he took his retirement home in Leipzig.

The importance of Vörckel lies in his work as a poet. With his work of Honorary Memorial of Protestant Heroes of Faith and Singers ... in 1830 he contributed significantly to the enrichment of the celebration of the “ Augustana Memorial” in the Prussian province of Saxony . His poetic work was also given priority, which is why he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle .

Works

• Honorary memory of evangelical heroes of faith and singers ... (Kranz hist. Poems and spiritual songs, Leipzig 1830).
• The destruction of Magdeburg by Tilly (Heinrichshofen 1833).
• Memorial of Gustav Adolph the Great ... (historical poetry, Leipzig 1839).
• Martin Rinkart, a Protestant picture of life (Eilenburg 1857).
• The biblical psalter in ecclesiastical chants (Eilenburg 1868).
• The servants of the divine word (Eilenburg 1868).

literature

• Eduard Emil Koch : History of hymns and hymns ..., Stuttgart 1872, pp. 305–306.
• Ferdinand Gundermann: Chronicle of the city of Eilenburg. Eilenburg 1879, p. 315.
• Karl Goedeke , Herbert Jacob (ed.): Outline of the history of German poetry from the sources. Eighth book: From Peace in 1815 to the French Revolution in 1830. Akademie Verlag, Berlin 2011, pp. 440–441.
• Hans-Joachim Böttcher : Vörckel, Johann Daniel. In: Significant historical personalities of the Düben Heath, AMF - No. 237, 2012, p. 102.
• Johannes Hund: The Augustana Jubilee of 1830 ..., Göttingen 2016, p. 342.