Johann Ludwig Konrad Allendorf
Johann Ludwig Konrad Allendorf (born February 9, 1693 in Josbach ; † June 3, 1773 in Halle (Saale) ) was a German educator, Lutheran pastor and poet of hymns .
Life
Allendorf was the son of the Lutheran pastor Johann Jeremias Allendorf. He studied in Giessen from 1711 and from 1713 with August Hermann Francke in Halle. In 1717 he accepted a position as court master with Count Henkel in Odersberg am Westerwald. From 1723 he was educator for Reichsgraf Erdmann II. Von Promnitz in Sorau (Niederlausitz).
When one of the Promnitz-raised daughters married the Reformed Prince August Ludwig von Anhalt-Köthen in 1724 , he accompanied her to Köthen as her personal pastor . In the two decades of his activity there he wrote several books of hymns, including the Pietistic Cöthnian songs from 1736 . After the Princess's death, he went to Wernigerode as a pastor in 1750 and from here to neighboring Nöschenrode in 1755 . From the end of 1759 he worked as a pastor at St. Ulrich in Halle (Saale), where he also taught at the Lutheran grammar school.
Allendorf composed a total of 132 hymns, including "Jesus is coming, reason for everlasting joy" ( EG No. 66) and "Your word, Lord, brings us together" (EG - Regional Part Bavaria / Thuringia No. 587).
See also
Works
- Some witty songs , Köthen 1733
- Some brand new exquisite songs , Halle 1733
- Cöthnische Lieder , 3 vols., Halle 1736, 1744, 1768
- Voices from Zion , Stargard 1740
literature
- Paul Pressel : Allendorf, Johann Ludwig Konrad . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 349.
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Allendorf, Johann Ludwig Konrad. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 121.
- Christhard Mahrenholz: Allendorf, Johann Ludwig Konrad. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 202 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Works by and about Johann Ludwig Konrad Allendorf in the German Digital Library
- Johann Ludwig Konrad Allendorf in the "Christian song database"
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Allendorf, Johann Ludwig Konrad |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pedagogue, Lutheran pastor and hymn poet |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1693 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Josbach |
DATE OF DEATH | June 3, 1773 |
Place of death | Halle (Saale) |