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Paul Gerhardt
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1607-03-12 ) 12 March 1607, Gräfenhainichen , Electorate of Saxony in the Holy Roman Empire
- Died
- 27 May 1676 (1676-05-27) (aged 69), Lübben , Duchy of Saxe-Merseburg in the Holy Roman Empire
- Occupations
- Theologian Lutheran pastor Hymn writer
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Paul-Gerhardt-Gesellschaft e.V. | Herzlich Willkommen
Die Paul-Gerhardt-Gesellschaft hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, das Erbe des bedeutenden protestantischen Liederdichters Paul Gerhardts lebendig zu halten.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Holy Roman Empire
- Place of birth
- Gräfenhainichen
- Place of death
- Lübben (Spreewald)
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Official website
- www.paul-gerhardt-gesellschaft.de
- Image
- Paul Gerhardt.jpg
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- Commons category
- Paul Gerhardt
- date of birth
- 1607-00-00
- date of death
- 1676-00-00
- topic's main category
- Category:Paul Gerhardt
- writing language
- German
- name in native language
- Paul Gerhardt
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Works in European collections
6 objects attributed to Paul Gerhardt, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
![Get out of my heart, [and search Freud]/[composer: Rudolf Mauersberger. Texter: Paul Gerhardt]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F003559%2Ffon_snp_a_003559_01_hp.jpg&type=IMAGE)
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Encyclopedic overview
Paulus or Paul Gerhardt (12 March 1607 – 27 May 1676) was a German theologian, Lutheran pastor and hymnodist, considered Germany's greatest hymn writer. His songs and hymns were published in contemporary hymnals such as Praxis pietatis melica, and are still part of modern hymnals. Hymn stanzas by him feature prominently in Bach's Passions and the Christmas Oratorio.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Paul Gerhardt” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.