Der Mensch hat nichts so eigen

Der Mensch hat nichts so eigen

Author: Simon Dach, 1605-1659
Published in 4 hymnals

Author: Simon Dach, 1605-1659

Dach, Simon, son of Simon Dach, interpreter to the Court of Justice at Memel, Prussia, was born at Memel, July 29,1605. He attended the Cathedral school at Königsberg, the Town school at Wittenberg, and the Gymnasium at Magdeburg. In 1626 he returned to Königsberg, where, after studying philosophy and theology at the University, he for some time acted as a private tutor. In 1633 he was appointed assistant in the Cathedral school, and in 1636 Conrector. He then, in 1639, became Professor of Poetry in the University, was five times Dean of the Philosophical Faculty, and in 1656-57 Rector of the University. He died at Königsberg, April 15, 1659 (Koch , iii. 182-191; Allg. Deutsche Biog. , iv. 685-688, &c). Dach was much of an invalid, and… Go to person page >

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First Line: Der Mensch hat nichts so eigen
Author: Simon Dach, 1605-1659
Language: German
Copyright: Public Domain

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