Veit Ludwig Megander
Veit Ludwig Megander (* in Schweinitz ; † 1709 ibid.) Was a Protestant religious writer.
Live and act
The date of birth and the exact date of death of Megander are unfortunately not known. After studying law, Megander first became an auditor in the Danish military. Later he was the Princely Saxon secretarius. Most recently he worked as an official inspector in Schweinitz . There he financed the reconstruction of St. Mary's Church, which burned down in 1637, through a lottery he ran.
Fonts (selection)
- True life mirror, that is: The hateful truth, concealed vanity, and the hidden misery of all people Veit Ludwig Megander and Johann Friedrich Mayer, Hamburg 1687
- Death mirror, that is: holy contemplation of the last terrible moment ... applied and increased for the second time; In addition, two prefaces by Veit Ludwig Megander, Hamburg 1698
- Hit my heart, Jesus, touch my conscience 1687
literature
- lu: Megander, Veit Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, p. 177 f.
- Johann Caspar Wetzel, p. 710: Analecta hymnica, Volume 2, 1753 online
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Megander, Veit Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | evangelical spiritual writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schweinitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1709 |
| Place of death | Schweinitz |