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Adolf Burkhardt

1929 - 2004 Translator of "Psalmus Hungaricus" in TTT-Himnaro Cigneta Evangelical German pastor, writer, translator (largely of religious songs), ecumenical activist, and one of the most influential and prolific hymnal compilers in Esperanto. He was a member of the editorial committee responsible for the 1971 Protestant hymnal Adoru Kantante, the sole compiler of the ten-installment Tero kaj Ĉielo Kantu (later republished in three volumes), and one of the three members of "Kloster Kirchberg", the editorial board that produced the 2001 ecumenical Esperanto hymnal Adoru - Ekumena Diserva Libro. Burkhardt was honored in a 368-page Festschrift, Esperante kaj Ekumene, Fest-libro por la 75a naskiĝ-tago de Adolf Burkhardt. With the other members of Kloster Kirchberg, he shared in the 2002 FAME-foundation's Aalener Esperanto-Kulturpreis. Articles in the Esperanto and German Wikipedias.

Mihály Vég

1500 - 1600 Person Name: Mihály Kecskeméti Vég Author of "Psalmus Hungaricus" in TTT-Himnaro Cigneta Hungarian Protestant author, 16th century. Little is known of his life. His translation of Psalm 54/55 stands out in its powerful imagery. This translation, made sometime between 1561 and 1567, was used by Zoltán Kodály in his Psalmus Hungaricus (1923).