Wilhelm Erasmus Arends
Wilhelm Erasmus Arends (born February 5, 1677 in Langenstein , † May 16, 1721 in Halberstadt ) was a German Protestant pastor .
He studied Protestant theology in Halle with August Hermann Francke . He then became pastor in Krottorf , later to St. Peter and Paul in Halberstadt , where he died in 1721.
Works
- Jesus Strengthen Your Children (1714), Evangelical Hymns , 164.
- Prepare yourselves, you Christians (1714).
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Arends, Wilhelm Erasmus. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 207.
- Paul Pressel : Arends, Wilhelm Erasmus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 516.
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| SURNAME | Arends, Wilhelm Erasmus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Protestant pastor and hymn poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1677 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Langenstein |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1721 |
| Place of death | Halberstadt |