Justus Kelp
Justus Johannes Kelp (* 1650; † July 30, 1720) was a German scholar and German scholar.
He put on historical collections. His sphere of activity was northern Lower Saxony with Verden , Rotenburg , Bremen , Lüneburg and Hamburg . His ancestors were Lutheran pastors in Walsrode , father Christoph was an organist in Verden. Kelp was employed as a scribe (canonical chap) in the Evangelical Lutheran collegiate church in Ramelsloh, now part of the Seevetal community. At the same time he took a job as a clerk in Ottersberg , which he gave up in 1712 because of the occupation by the Danes. From then on, as a senior at the monastery, he and the sisters wrote down the descriptions and stories of the bishops of the Verden monastery, thus continuing the work of his great-grandfather Eilard von der Hude . He died on July 30, 1720.
literature
- Karl Ernst Hermann Krause: Kelp, Justus Johannes . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 15, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 594 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kelp, Justus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kelp, Justus Johannes (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Germanist and scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1650 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1720 |