Johann Kämff
Johann Kämff , also Kampff or Kampf , (* in Staffelstein ; † 1625 in Gotha ) was a German hymn poet . With his father, who was expelled from Staffelstein because of his evangelical faith, Kämpff fled to Coburg . After he was trained here at a grammar school , he moved to the University of Jena and then the University of Wittenberg . In 1604 he came to Gotha as a deacon , where he died of the plague in 1625 . He composed a hymn that in 1704 by the Witty Hymns of Johann Anastasius Freylinghausen found distribution.
Works
- When I'm in dire straits
literature
- Unknown author: Kämpff, Johann . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 15, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 60.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kämff, Johann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kampff, Johann; Fight, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German hymn poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th century or 17th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Relay stone |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1625 |
| Place of death | Gotha |