Johann Kolross
Johann Kolross (also Johannes Kolrose, Latinized Rhodonthracius, c. 1487 – c. 1560) was a poet, philologist and educator of the
Freiburg, and worked as rector of the boys' school in Basel
from 1529. He published the Enchiridion, a textbook on orthography, in 1530.
He was known for his popular theatre plays, his Spil von Fünfferley betrachtnussen was performed in Basel in 1530.
He also wrote a number of hymns for the Protestant church service, including an adaptation of Psalm 127 (Wo Gott zum Haus nicht gibt sein Gunst ).
References
- Karl Dienst: "Kolross, Johannes" in: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon vol. 4 (1992), 361–362.
- Adalbert Elschenbroich: "Kolroß, Johannes" in: Neue Deutsche Biographie vol. 12 (1980), 477f.
- Heidy Greco-Kaufmann: "Johannes Kolross" in: Andreas Kotte (ed.), Theaterlexikon der Schweiz vol. 2 (2005), 1017.
- Wilhelm Scherer: "Kolros, Johannes" in: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie vol. 16 (1882), 496 f.
External links
- Wo Gott zum Haus: Free scores at the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
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