Johann Gottfried Strauss

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Johann Gottfried Strauss (born August 8, 1718 in Merseburg , † 1779 ) was a German Protestant court preacher .

The son of the deacon at St. Maximi in Merseburg, Johann Samuel Strauss (1686–1731), attended the Stiftsgymnasium in Merseburg and then the University of Leipzig . In 1742 he successfully passed the master's examination at the preachers' college and was ordained in Merseburg in 1743. He received his first pastor in Röcken , and in 1747 he went to Lauchstädt . There he married Rahel Christiana Heun. In 1760 he became superintendent in Wurzen and in 1768 superintendent at the cathedral in Merseburg . In 1771 he was appointed third court preacher at the Sophienkirche in Dresden, where he worked until his death.

literature

  • Strauss, Johann Gottfried , in: Pfarrerbuch der Kirchenprovinz Sachsen, Vol. 6, S. 444.
personal data
SURNAME Strauss, Johann Gottfried
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant court preacher
DATE OF BIRTH August 8, 1718
PLACE OF BIRTH Merseburg
DATE OF DEATH 1779