Johann Zacharias Hermann Hahn

Johann Zacharias Hermann Hahn (born August 18, 1768 in Schneeberg , † November 22, 1826 in Gera ) was a German Lutheran clergyman and hymn poet . His grandfather was the murdered preacher Hermann Joachim Hahn . Johann Hahn himself also worked as a preacher in his hometown. Later he was appointed as superintendent and consistorial assessor to Gera, where he died at the age of 58. Hahn composed about twenty sacred songs, some of which were widely used. For the first time his songs were printed in the hymn book of the Leipzig Free School from 1793, there are also songs in a hymn book of the city of Gera from 1822 and a song in a hymn book of the city of Hamburg from 1842.

literature

• unknown author:  Hahn, Johann Zacharias Hermann . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 364.
• Stefan Michel: Patriotism in the pulpit. Observations on the preaching of the Wars of Liberation using the example of the Gera superintendent Johann Zacharias Hermann Hahn (1768-1826). In: There is more to the church than a crucifix. Studies on the Central German Church and Piety History - Festgabe for Gerhard Graf for his 65th birthday , ed. by Michael Beyer; Martin Teubner; Alexander Wieckowski (HCh.S 13). Leipzig 2008, 393-407.
• Stefan Michel: The emergence of political sermons around 1800. The concept of Johann Hermann Zacharias Hahn (1768-1826) "Politics, morals and religion in connection" . In: Enlightened Christianity. Contributions to the history of the church and theology of the 18th century , ed. from Albrecht Beutel; Volker Leppin; Udo Strater; Markus Wriedt (AKThG 31). Leipzig 2010, 329-345.
• Stefan Michel: Hymnal piety and regional identity. Their connection and change in the Reussian rule from the 17th to the 20th century , Leipzig 2007, 67f., 207–238.