Friedrich Mohn

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Friedrich Mohn (born January 25, 1762 in Velbert , † October 13, 1845 in Duisburg ) was a German Protestant pastor and author who worked in Ratingen and Duisburg as well as in Maastricht / Netherlands .

Life

After studying in Göttingen , Mohn became pastor of the small Lutheran parish of Ratingen in 1784. In 1803 he went to Maastricht as a preacher for the Lutheran congregation. Just one year later, in 1804, he accepted a call to the parish of the Lutheran congregation in Duisburg. Here he became superintendent in 1818 . In 1834 he celebrated his 50th anniversary in office. In 1842 he retired. Friedrich Mohn died on October 13, 1845.

In addition to smaller writings, he published two volumes of poetry in 1795 and 1798. He also published the Lower Rhine Paperback for lovers of the beautiful and the good (3 volumes, Düsseldorf 1799, 1800 and 1803). Mohn also composed a large number of sacred songs, six of which were first printed in the hymn book published by JW Reche (Mühlheim a. Rh., 1800) for the Evangelical Lutheran congregations in the Duchy of Berg .

Mohn's first marriage to Sophia Salome was born. Wagner († 1795), second marriage to Anna Maria († 1822). His son Johann Friedrich Willibald Mohn (1822–1892) became pastor in Dierdorf (Westerwald) and was the father of the publisher Johannes Mohn .

Publications

  • Poems. 2 vols. Schreiner, Düsseldorf 1795 ( digitized version ); 1798
  • Memorial, set up over the graves of my early transfigured. A font for soulful [...] participating souls. Schreiner, Düsseldorf 1796 ( digitized version ); New edition udT: Memorial, set up over the grave of my Johanna. To revive my belief in eternity.
    • A side piece to the memorial of my early transfigured. Carpenter, Düsseldorf 1815.
  • Golden ABC for young men and girls. Two poems. Schreiner, Düsseldorf 1797 ( digitized version ).
  • Golden ABC of marriage. Two poems. Schreiner, Düsseldorf 1798 ( digitized version ); New edition 1800.
  • The gods of the earth are people. A commemorative speech by the Todtenfeyer of His Highness Elector Karl Theodors. Schreiner, Düsseldorf 1799 ( digitized version ).
  • Joint celebration of thanksgiving, December 6th, 1801. Düsseldorf 1802 [with Gottlieb Christoph Hengstenberg]
  • About the influence of the Protestant teaching office on the welfare of the state. A synodal sermon with some added remarks and heart pouring out. Schtreiner, Düsseldorf 1805 ( digitized version ) ..
  • Covenant celebration of young Christians. Klönne, Wesel 1806
  • Religion of Jesus in its noble form. Düsseldorf 1808
  • Festivals of sadness and elation celebrated by the city of Duisburg on the Rhine on July 4th and 7th, 1816. Duisburg, Essen: Bädeker 1816 ( digitized version ).
  • About improving and embellishing the evangelical worship of God and Christ. Schultz et al. Wundermann, Hamm 1821 ( digitized version ).
  • K. Glaser (ed.): Motets, chants and songs from the choir book of the superintendent and school caretaker Mohn in Duisburg, edited for church choirs and devoted to the esteemed poet. Hamm, Münster [around 1820].

As editor

  • Lower Rhine paperback for lovers of the beautiful and the good for the year 1799 [1800–1803 and 1805]. Düsseldorf: carpenter 1799–1803 / 1805.
  • Choral hymn book to embellish evangelical worship [...]. Schultz et al. Wundermann, Hamm 1823.

literature

  • lu:  Poppy, Friedrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 22, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, p. 61.
  • Thomas Schuler: The poppies. From provincial bookseller to global corporation. The family behind Bertelsmann. Campus, Frankfurt / New York 2004, pp. 35–37.
  • Erika Münster-Schröer: Friedrich Mohn. Preacher between sensitivity, enlightenment and nationalism. In: Die Quecke 84 (2014), pp. 31–35.

Web links

Wikisource: Friedrich Mohn  - Sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jürgen Fromme:  Mohn, Heinrich. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1994, ISBN 3-428-00198-2 , p. 697 f. ( Digitized version ).
personal data
SURNAME Poppy, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant pastor and author
DATE OF BIRTH January 25, 1762
PLACE OF BIRTH Velbert
DATE OF DEATH October 13, 1845
Place of death Duisburg