David Denicke
David Denicke (born January 30, 1603 in Zittau , † April 1, 1680 in Hanover ) was a German lawyer and hymn poet .
Life
Denicke studied law and philosophy in Wittenberg and Jena . In Königsberg he was a private lecturer . He traveled to Holland , England and France in the years 1625 to 1628 . In 1629 he became court master of the sons of Duke Georg (Braunschweig-Calenberg) in Herzberg (Harz) . He became abbot of Bursfelde monastery in 1639, councilor in 1640 and consistorial councilor in Hanover two years later . Justus Geseniuspublished in 1646 together with David Denicke a hymn book intended for private devotion , from which the Hanoverian hymn book (published 1659) later emerged. Conrad Christian Heinemann said in his funeral sermon at Denicke in 1680, “that he wrote witty psalms through God's help / which are sung in public among us”. Some songs from the Hanover hymnbook are still sung today.
David Denicke married Magdalene Elisabeth von Windheim on December 5, 1643 in the Marktkirche . The family came into possession of the Evensen manor in 1714 . Moritz von Denicke is one of the descendants .
Works (selection)
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New neat singing book. Sampt of a necessary preface and Reminder of its useful use . Hanover 1646
6th edition: The Hannov. ord., complete hymn book, in it 300 selected psalms, praise chants, etc. spiritual songs, e.g. Promotion d. Private u. open prayer . Lüneburg 1657,
therein the hymn book songs- God the Father, thank you ( EG 160)
- Lord, be praised for your word (EG 196)
- Now cheers to the Lord, all the world (according to Cornelius Becker ; EG 288, GL 144)
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : DENICKE, David. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 1257-1258.
- Adalbert Elschenbroich: Denicke, David. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 595 ( digitized version ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Quoted from Karl Adolf Stisser : Observations on the relationship between Justus Gesenius and Duke August the Younger and the Wolfenbütteler Hof . In: Martin Brecht (ed.): Sovereign and regional church in the 17th century . Göttingen 1981, p. 71
- ↑ genealogy.net
- ↑ rittergut-evensen.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Denicke, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and hymn poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1603 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zittau |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 1680 |
| Place of death | Hanover |