Johann Andreas Grammlich

Johann Andreas Grammlich (born July 1, 1689 in Stuttgart , † April 7, 1728 in Stuttgart) was a Protestant author and songwriter.

Grammarly was the son of a church councilor and registrar at the consistory . He attended the monastery schools in Blaubeuren and Bebenhausen and studied at the University of Tübingen . Then he was the administrator of the Preceptorate in Bebenhausen near Tübingen. In 1716 he became court chaplain in Stuttgart at the court of Duke Eberhard Ludwig .

Some of his songs were included in the "Geistreiches Hausgesangbuch" by Johann Jakob Rambach in 1735 . His edification books were reissued until the 1850s. In addition to his German edification writings, Grammlich also wrote some Latin theological treatises.

Works

(Selection)

• The New Testament of our Lord Jesus Christ with edifying reflections on each verse , Frankfurt 1718.
• Accidental and edifying remarks on the Apostolic History , Frankfurt, 1721.
• Edifying considerations for every day of the year , Stuttgart, 1724.
• Joh. Andreä Grammlich's godly considerations for every day of the whole year, which contains a whole moral theology. Provided with copper and necessary reg., Joh.Benedikt Metzler & Christoph Erhardt, Stuttgart 1726. ( digitized version )
• Forty reflections, Of Christ's Passion and Death, On the forty days in the fasting , Stuttgart 1727.

literature

• Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz :  GRAMMLICH, Johann Andreas. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 285-286.