Philipp Wackernagel

Karl Eduard Philipp Wackernagel (born June 28, 1800 in Berlin ; † June 20, 1877 in Dresden ) was a German hymn researcher , Lutheran teacher and co-founder of the German Evangelical Church Congress ; Literary historian and spokesman for "historical" spelling.

Life

First he dealt with mineralogy , then with research on the origin of Protestant chants . After completing his studies, he became a teacher and most recently director of a secondary school. His two most important colleagues were his fatherly friend Karl von Raumer and Friedrich Heinrich Ranke . His interests were very diverse: mathematics, pedagogy, German studies, theology, but mainly he was concerned with researching hymn sources. In 1861 he moved to Dresden and devoted himself entirely to this work.

Works (selection)

Handbook of German prose. G. Reimer, 1837 ( digitized version ).
The German hymn, from Martin Luther to Nicolaus Herman and Ambrosius Blaurer. SG Liesching, Stuttgart 1841 ( archive.org ).
German reading book . 3rd volumes. SG Liesching, Stuttgart 1843 (1st volume, 12th edition 1851 archive.org ; 3rd volume, 19th edition 1867 digitized ).
Martin Luther's Spiritual Songs with the singing styles that were common during his lifetime. Liesching, Stuttgart 1848 ( digitized ).
About German orthography: first part. In: Invitation to the public examination of the pupils of the Herzoglich Nassauischen Realgymnasium. Schellenberg, Wiesbaden 1848 ( archive.org ).
Solitude in songs. Collected by Philipp Wackernagel. Zimmer, Frankfurt am Main 1849 ( archive.org ).
Gemstones of German poetry and wisdom in the XIII. Century. Heyder & Zimmer, Frankfurt am Main 1851 ( digitized version ).
Bibliography on the history of the German hymn in the XVI. Century. Heyder & Zimmer, Frankfurt am Main 1855 ( archive.org ).
The golden fibula , Wiesbaden 1863.
The German hymn from the earliest times to the beginning of the XVII. Century . 5 volumes. Teubner, Leipzig 1864–77.
Dutch Reformed songs from the 16th century persecution. Heyder & Zimmer, Frankfurt am Main 1867 ( archive.org ).

literature

lu: Wackernagel, Philipp . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 40, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, pp. 452-459.
Theodor Bischoff: Philipp Wackernagel in his meaning as a junior high school man and teacher of German: a reflection of the school life of the present (= program of the k. Realschule Rothenburg o / T). Peter, 1882 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
Ludwig Schulze: Philipp Wackernagel after his life and work for the German people and the German Church: a picture of life; with a portrait of Wackernagel. Dörffling and Franke, 1879 ( limited preview in Google book search).
Inge Mager : Wackernagel, Philipp Karl Eduard. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 13, Bautz, Herzberg 1998, ISBN 3-88309-072-7 , Sp. 137-139.

Web links

Literature by and about Philipp Wackernagel in the catalog of the German National Library
Works by and about Philipp Wackernagel in the German Digital Library

personal data
SURNAME	Wackernagel, Philipp
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wackernagel, Karl Eduard Philipp
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German hymn researcher, Lutheran teacher and co-founder of the German Evangelical Church Congress
DATE OF BIRTH	June 28, 1800
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin
DATE OF DEATH	June 20, 1877
Place of death	Dresden