Johann Olearius
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 340 years ago |
Date of birth | September 17,1611 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Halle (Saale) |
Germany | |
Date of died | April 24,1684 |
Died | Weisenfels |
Germany | |
Parents | Johannes Olearius |
Children | Johann Gottfried Olearius |
Music groups | Gottfried Olearius |
Johann Gottfried Olearius | |
Tilemann Olearius | |
Carl Loewe | |
Job | Writer |
Theologian | |
Education | Stiftung Leucorea |
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ID | 1933188 |
Johann Olearius Life story
Johann Olearius was a German hymnwriter, preacher, and academic. Olearius taught philosophy at his alma mater, the University of Wittenberg. He also served as a court preacher and chaplain. He compiled "one of the largest and most important German hymnals" of the 1600s.