Theodor Kniewel

Theodor Friedrich Kniewel (born January 24, 1783 in Danzig , Polish Prussia , † July 25, 1859 in Berg near Stuttgart ) was a German teacher , choirmaster and Lutheran pastor in Danzig. He founded the Danzig Singakademie.

Life

The father Johann Kniewel was a beer brewer in the Pfefferstadt and aldermen of the old town of Danzig , the mother was Anna Christina Kniewel. The boy attended the Katharinenschule and since 1798 the academic high school . From 1801 he studied Protestant theology, philology and philosophy in Halle and then medicine in Dresden .

Theodor Kniewel worked as a teacher in Danzig from 1805 and in Berlin from 1807 . In 1810 he took over the management of the Marienschule in Danzig. After their integration into the Academic Gymnasium in 1817, he became a teacher of Latin and Greek there. In 1825 he finished his school career.

Theodor Kniewel became a preacher at the Marienkirche , first as a deacon, later as an archdeacon. In 1847 he converted to the Old Lutheran Church and became a pastor in the Holy Spirit Church .

After his retirement, he and his brother moved to the vicinity of Stuttgart in 1855, where he died three years later.

Theodor Kniewel was friends with the poet Joseph von Eichendorff , whom he hosted during his visit to Danzig. Kniewel was married to Henriette Andriese [n] since 1810. The two had no children.

Musical and literary work

1810 Theodor Kniewel established a first music in association Danzig, from the 1818 Gesangsverein to Danzig emerged. This played a central role in the city's musical life. Theodor Kniewel directed the choir , organized regular larger concerts with orchestra and composed choral and orchestral music as well as songs.

Theodor Kniewel wrote numerous writings on theological, educational and philological topics, as well as sermons.

Web links

• Theodor Friedrich Kniewel Gedanopedia, with illustrations (Polish)