Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger (theologian)

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Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger (born January 24, 1816 in Lehnin ; † July 12, 1890 in Naumburg (Saale) ) was a German Protestant theologian and educator . He went down in literary history as the author of the Christmas carol Sweet the Bells Never Ring .

Life

Kritzinger attended the monastery school in Lehnin and the high school of the knight academy in Dom Brandenburg . He then studied theology with August Neander in Berlin . From 1847 to 1850 he headed a private institute in Pyritz (Pomerania). At Easter 1850 he was appointed principal of the city school in Naugard (Pomerania). As recommended by the Prussian Minister of Culture of Eichhorn had Otto Viktor Prince of Schönburg-Waldenburg from July 8, 1852 (1785-1859) Kritzinger the first director of the Teachers Training College (now Christopher High School ) in Droyßig ordered. Kritzinger held this position for 38 years.

Kritzinger was also active as a poet. He wrote religious songs and poems for the daily morning devotions that he held as head of the Royal Educational Institutions in Droyzut, as well as on high church holidays. His best-known work to this day is the Christmas carol Sweet the Bells Never Ring , which he wrote to the melody of the folk song that has been handed down from Thuringia, There the sun sets in the west . His poem Der Wald ("Forest, you are so beautiful") was set to music as a choral setting several times, for example by Michael Eduard Surlauly and Karl Attenhofer .

In poor health, Kritzinger had to ask for his retirement on July 1, 1890. He and his family moved to Naumburg (Saale) . He died there shortly after the move. At the request of Prince Hugo zu Schönburg-Waldenburg , he was buried in the cemetery in Droyßig opposite the prince's hereditary burial. His grave there is still preserved and in good condition.

His services earned him numerous honors. In 1875 he was awarded the Eagle of the Knights of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern. In 1885 he was appointed to the Royal School Council. In 1888 he received the Order of the Red Eagle IV class and in 1890 the Order of the Red Eagle III. Class with a bow. Wilhelm-Kritzinger-Strasse was named after him in Droyzut. His hometown Lehnin decided in 2019 to honor him together with his brother Ludwig Kritzinger with a Kritzinger-Gasse.

Works

Catalog raisonné according to contemporary catalogs:

literature

  • Commemorative sheets of the Royal Teachers' Seminar in Droyzut, Volume 1 to 6, 1857 to 1890
  • Festschrift for the 50th anniversary of the Droyßiger Anstalten on October 1, 1902, published by Paul Meyer, Breslau 1902
  • Franz Brümmer: Lexicon of German poets and prose writers from the beginning of the 19th century to the present. Vol. 4th 6th edition Leipzig 1913, p. 116 ( digitized version ).
  • Droyßiger sheets No. 1 to 12 (1927 to 1932)
  • Hermann Petrich: Our spiritual folk song . 2nd Edition. 1924, p. 185 f.
  • Monthly booklet for Evangelical Churches in the Rhineland, 34th year, 1985, 269 ff.
  • Harry Beyer:  KRITZINGER, Friedrich Wilhelm. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 4, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-038-7 , Sp. 668-670.  ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )

Web links

Wikiquote: Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger  - Quotes

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Short chronicle on the history of the royal educational institutions in Droyßig , accessed on July 12, 2020.
  2. ↑ Author: Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger (1816–1890) at The LiederNet Archive, accessed on July 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Wilhelm-Kritzinger-Straße in Droyzut , accessed on July 11, 2020.
  4. ↑ Christine Lummert: Big name for a small alley in Lehnin's town center. Märkische Allgemeine, May 16, 2019, accessed on July 11, 2020.
  5. ^ Wilhelm Heinsius: General books encyclopedia or complete alphabetical index of all ... published books which have been printed in Germany and in the countries related to it through language and literature. Volume 14, First Section: A – K. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1869, p. 718 ( digitized in the Google book search).
  6. ^ Gustav Wilhelm Wuttig, Richard Haupt: Neues Bücher-Lexikon. First part: 1865–1870 A – K (= Christian Gottlob Kayser: Complete Lexicon of Books ... 1750–1910. Volume 17). Weigel, Leipzig 1872, p. 629 ( digitized in the Google book search).
  7. ^ Hilmar Schmuck, Willi Gorzny, Peter Geils (ed.): Complete directory of German-language literature (GV) 1700–1910. Volume 81: Kreu - Krz. KG Saur, Munich 1983. ISBN 3-598-30000-X , p. 142 u. 144 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
personal data
SURNAME Kritzinger, Friedrich Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kritzinger, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian, pedagogue, hymn poet
DATE OF BIRTH January 24, 1816
PLACE OF BIRTH Lehnin
DATE OF DEATH July 12, 1890
Place of death Naumburg (Saale)