Melchior Ludolf Herold

School in Hoinkhausen, where Herold worked

Melchior Ludolf Herold (* 10. December 1753 in Rüthen , † 31 August 1810 in Hoinkhausen ) was a German hymn composer and priest .

Life

Herold was born in 1753 as the third of seven children. At the age of 27 he moved to Hoinkhausen, where he worked as a priest and renovated the rectory at his own expense. Herold took great care of the school system; In 1784, for example, he separated boys and girls. In 1786 he introduced the industrial school in his country. In 1814 there were 231 Heroldian schools in the Duchy of Westphalia . In addition, he became a "fatherly friend" and mentor of his colleague Friedrich Adolf Sauer , pastor and school reformer in nearby Rüthen. In 1808 he suffered a stroke and died two years later.

Works

Choral melodies for sacred chants or complete Catholic hymns for public worship and domestic devotion. Published for school teachers and choirs by ML Herold, pastor in Hoinkhausen in the Duchy of Westphalia. Printed at the publisher's expense. Without location, 1808 ( digitized version )
- therein various texts and melodies newly created or edited by Herold, which were received in his versions, etc. a. All in honor of my God ( Praise to God 455); The people from this time ( Praise to God (1975) 661)

literature

Ulrich Grun: Melchior Ludolf Herold on the 250th birthday. The headmistress "must be a native Westphalian - but never a widow!" , in: Reinhard Laumanns (Ed.), Lippstädter Heimatblätter , No. 84 (2004), ZDB -ID 631644-X pp. 1-3

Web links

Wikisource: Melchior Ludolf Herold - Sources and full texts

Works by and about Melchior Ludolf Herold in the German Digital Library

Individual evidence

↑ Ulrich Grun: The "only capable man: The pastor of Rüthen" [Friedrich Adolf Sauer] . In: District of Soest (ed.): Calendar of the district of Soest . Soest 1990, p. 109 .

personal data
SURNAME	Herold, Melchior Ludolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German hymn composer and priest
DATE OF BIRTH	December 10, 1753
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rüthen
DATE OF DEATH	August 31, 1810
Place of death	Hoinkhausen

[1] Ulrich Grun: The "only capable man: The pastor of Rüthen" [Friedrich Adolf Sauer] . In: District of Soest (ed.): Calendar of the district of Soest . Soest 1990, p. 109 .