Michael Franck
Michael Franck (born March 16, 1609 in Schleusingen , † probably September 24, 1667 in Coburg , buried September 27, 1667) was a German Protestant hymn poet .
Life
Franck first learned the bakery trade, but soon found great interest in music. During the Thirty Years' War he left the county of Henneberg and settled as a teacher in Coburg. Here he was accepted into the Elbe Swan Order by Johann Rist in 1659 .
From his pen come u. a. Be faithful to God, keep his covenant (Evangelisches Gesangbuch Baden-Elsaß-Pfalz 587) and oh how fleeting, oh how futile is human life! ( Evangelisches Gesangbuch 528 und Gotteslob (1975) 657).
literature
- Moritz Fürstenau: Frank, Michael . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 259 f.
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : FRANCK, Michael. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 80-81.
- Thomas Schlage: Franck, Michael . In: Wolfgang Herbst (Ed.): Who is who in the hymnal? 2nd Edition. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-525-50323-7 , pp. 95f.
Web links
Commons : Michael Franck - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Michael Franck - Sources and full texts
- Literature by and about Michael Franck in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Michael Franck in the German Digital Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Schlage: Franck, Michael . In: Wolfgang Herbst (Ed.): Who is who in the hymnal? 2nd Edition. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-525-50323-7 , pp. 96 .
- ↑ No longer included in the common part of the Praise of God (2013) .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Franck, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frank, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant hymn poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1609 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schleusingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 24, 1667 |
| Place of death | Coburg |