Gottfried Kleiner

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Gottfried Kleiner (born November 28, 1691 in Rudelsdorf, later Rudelstadt , Duchy of Schweidnitz , † February 1, 1767 in Freiburg , Silesia ) was a German Protestant clergyman and hymn poet .

Life

Kleiner was born the son of a clergyman . After studying Protestant theology at the University of Leipzig , he worked as a private tutor . In 1722 he went to Seifersdorf as pastor , and in 1742 he moved to Freiburg in Silesia. There he died at the age of 75.

In his day, Kleiner was considered an able preacher ; his sermons were very popular. He published some of his sermons, the collection of sermons had at least 30 editions.

He also wrote 130 sacred songs, which he published in two compilations. Many of the songs were still to be found in community hymn books in the 19th century.

Works

  • Garden fun in winter. Krahn, Hirschberg 1732 ( digitized ) and 1749.
  • Evangelical voice of Zion on the Sabbath. Leipzig and Liegnitz 1739.
  • The evangelical preacher and shepherd voice calling along in weakness amid so many strong penitential voices. Krahn, Hirschberg 1739 ( urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb10366392-2 ).

literature

  • lu:  Little one, Gottfried . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 102.
  • Eduard Emil Koch : History of the hymn and hymn of the Christian, especially the German Protestant Church: The poets and singers. Volume 5. 3rd edition. Belser, Stuttgart 1868, pp. 495–497 ( digitized in the Google book search).
  • August Jakob Rambach (Hrsg.): Anthology of Christian chants from all centuries of the church: arranged according to the chronological order and accompanied with historical remarks. Fourth volume: anthology of Christian chants from recent times. Third part. J. F. Hammerich, Altona and Leipzig 1822, p. 370 f. ( Digitized in the Google book search).
  • Hilmar Schmuck, Willi Gorzny, Hans Popst, Rainer Schöller: Complete directory of German literature (GV) 1700–1910. Volume 76: Kit - Kl. K. G. Saur, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-598-30000-X , p. 171 f. ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  • Johann Georg Thomas: Handbook of the literary history of Silesia: an award-winning publication. Krahn, Hirschberg 1824, p. 367 f. ( Digitized in the Google book search).

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personal data
SURNAME Little one, Gottfried
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German evangelical clergyman and hymn poet
DATE OF BIRTH November 28, 1691
PLACE OF BIRTH Rudelsdorf, later Rudelstadt , Duchy of Schweidnitz
DATE OF DEATH February 1, 1767
Place of death Freiburg , Silesia