Johann Christoph Heckel

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Johann Christoph Heckel (born September 22, 1747 in Augsburg ; † December 6 or 7, 1798 ) was a German Lutheran theologian and hymn poet .

life and work

Heckel studied at the universities of Jena and Altdorf . He then worked in the church and school sector in his hometown. From 1780 he worked as a preacher at the local St. Jacob Church, after which he acted as pastor of the Hospital of the Holy Spirit . He died on December 6th or 7th, 1798 at the age of 51.

His work, published anonymously in Leipzig in 1778, initially contains the double title theological encyclopedia , while the Bible and hymn book for children can be regarded as the forerunners of the school Bible . He also published a kind of weekly newspaper that published hymns. In this way he distributed 40 of his own songs as well as 600 foreign ones, many of which he adapted a little. He added his own songs to other works, but these songs were forgotten by the middle of the 19th century.

Works

  • Attempt at a theological encyclopedia and methodology (Leipzig 1778; anonymous)
  • Bible and hymn book for children
  • New hymn book for the Protestant congregations of the free imperial city of Augsburg (Ed. Together with deacon Ludwig Friedrich Krauss; Augsburg 1794)

literature

personal data
SURNAME Heckel, Johann Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lutheran theologian and hymn poet
DATE OF BIRTH September 22, 1747
PLACE OF BIRTH augsburg
DATE OF DEATH December 6, 1798 or December 7, 1798