Hermann Christoph Gottfried Demme

Hermann Christoph Gottfried Demme (born September 7, 1760 in Mühlhausen / Thuringia , † December 26, 1822 in Altenburg ) was a German Protestant theologian and writer .

Demme studied theology and philology in Jena and then became sub-principal of the grammar school in Mühlhausen and in 1796 superintendent . In 1801 he was appointed general superintendent and consistorial councilor to Altenburg.

Demme wrote some books under the pseudonym Karl Stille and also edited the hymn books in Mühlhausen and Altenburg, in which he included some of his own songs, including the one that has also been included in several other collections. The calm is descending again on our earth. He also worked on the magazine for preachers , which was published by Josias Friedrich Löffler in Gotha .

His son Wilhelm Ludwig Demme was a well-known lawyer and writer.

Fonts

• The tenant Martin and his father. Leipzig 1792–93.
  • Microfiche output: 4 microfiches (along with the author's other works). Saur, Munich 1990–1994, ISBN 3-598-50541-8 .
• Narratives . Riga / Leipzig, 1792. Microfiche edition s. O.
• Six years from Carl Burgfeld's life. Göschen, Leipzig 1793. Microfiche edition s. O.
• Tenant Martin on the moral application of the French Revolution along with an appendix on the abolition of the French language in common life and an elegy. Also contains: Elegy by Pastor Ernst at the ruins of a prayer house and a hermitage, the first resident of which later donated a monastery there. Dieterich, Göttingen 1796.
• New Christian songs: exposed with excellent old melodies by German composers for the piano forte and the organ. Dieterich, Göttingen 1796.
• Evening hours in the family circle of educated and good people / ed. by Karl Stille. 2 volumes. Becker, Gotha 1804/05.
• Altenburg hymnbook: together with prayers; For use in public worship and domestic devotion. Ducal Saxon court book printer, Altenburg 1807.
• Sermons on the Sunday and Holiday Gospels to Promote Home Devotion. Becker, Gotha 1808.

literature

• Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz :  DEMME, Hermann Christoph Gottfried. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 1256.
• August Beck :  Demme, Hermann Christian Gottfried . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 48.

Web links

• Literature by and about Hermann Christoph Gottfried Demme in the catalog of the German National Library
• Works by and about Hermann Christoph Gottfried Demme  in the German Digital Library