Friedrich Konrad Hiller

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Friedrich Konrad Hiller (born June 9, 1651 in Unteröwisheim , † January 23, 1726 in Stuttgart ) was a German lawyer and Protestant hymn poet .

Life

The son of a nurse studied from 1680 in Tübingen Law and was in 1685 ducal chancellery advokat in Stuttgart. During his frequent illnesses, he often wrote poetry. In 1711 Friedrich Hiller published a collection of songs.

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In the current Evangelical Hymnal (EG) he is represented with a song:

  • I praise you with all my souls (EG 250)

He must not be confused with the Protestant pietistic song writer Philipp Friedrich Hiller , who composed over 1,000 hymns.

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