Konrad Hojer

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Konrad Hojer , also Konrad Höjer or Konrad Hoyer , (* 16th century in Lüdenhausen , † after 1624) was a German hymn poet .

life and work

Around 1600 Konrad Hojer, born in Lüdenhausen at the end of the 16th century, joined the Möllenbeck Monastery , which has been Lutheran since the Reformation . In 1611 he was awarded the poet's crown ; around this time he was appointed sub- prior in the monastery . Apparently he died after 1624. More is not known about his life.

In addition to catechesis, Hojer wrote spiritual poems in German and Latin . He published some of his works in a compilation in 1614, whereby it can no longer be determined which poems originate from him and which originate from another pen and were revised by Hojer. He himself wrote about the revised poems in the compilation: From me set in German rhymes . The author of the ADB article explains the grammatical error to me by saying that Hojer was used to the Low German language . The following songs, entitled eiusdem authoris , could be assigned to Hojer, and moreover, oh God, how many a heartache I encountered at this time . The hymn researcher Philipp Wackernagel described Hojer as a plagiarist .

Works

  • The five main pieces of Christian teaching, evening and morning blessings (Stadthagen 1614)

literature

personal data
SURNAME Hojer, Konrad
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Höjer, Konrad; Hoyer, Konrad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German hymn poet
DATE OF BIRTH 16th Century
PLACE OF BIRTH Lüdenhausen
DATE OF DEATH after 1624