Johann Friedrich Ruopp
Johann Friedrich Ruopp (* February 1672 in Strasbourg ; † May 26, 1708 in Halle (Saale) ) was a German hymn poet and pastor .
Life
The son of the shoemaker Daniel Ruopp and Katharina Reinthaler was baptized on March 1, 1672 in Strasbourg Cathedral . He studied theology at the University of Jena , where he turned to Pietism . After completing his studies, he became a vicar in Lampertheim , and later a pastor in Goxwiller . There he secretly published the hymn book Jesus songs . In 1705 he was accused of sectarianism because of his pietistic convictions and expelled from Goxwiller. Finally he worked at the Francke Orphanage in Halle, among other things as an inspector for poor students and as an adjunct of the theological faculty.
You can only find the song Renew me, O Eternal Light (EG 264) in the Evangelical Hymnal . Some of his songs are printed in Freylinghausen 's hymn book from 1704.
literature
- Marie Joseph Bopp: The Protestant clergy and theologians in Alsace and Lorraine from the ... Verlag Degener & Co, Neustadt (Aisch) 1959.
- Michaela Scheibe: Reconstruction of a Pietist library. The book estate of Johann Friedrich Ruopp in the library of the Francke Foundations . Term paper at the University of Applied Sciences Cologne 2001. In: Hallesche Quellenpublikationen und Repertorien. Volume 8, Verlag der Francke Foundations Halle im Niemeyer-Verlag, Tübingen 2005, ISBN 3-484-84108-7 .
- Rochus von Liliencron : Ruopp, Johann Friedrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 29, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1889, p. 696 f.
- Sigrid Fillies-Reuter: RUOPP, Johann Friedrich. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 8, Bautz, Herzberg 1994, ISBN 3-88309-053-0 , Sp. 1011-1012.
Web links
- Literature by and about Johann Friedrich Ruopp in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Johann Friedrich Ruopp in the German Digital Library
- Johann Friedrich Ruopp. In: Wolfgang Herbst: Who is who in the hymnal? Verlag Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2001, ISBN 3-525-50323-7 , p. 265. (biography)
- Literature list in the online catalog of the Berlin State Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ruopp, Johann Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German hymn poet and pastor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1672 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Strasbourg , Alsace |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 26, 1708 |
| Place of death | Halle (Saale) |