Philipp Wackernagel
Carl Eduard Philipp Wackernagel (28 June 1800, in
hymnologist. He was an older brother of philologist Wilhelm Wackernagel
.
He was educated in
Breslau and Berlin, during which time, he also studied hymnology. While a student his influences included geologist Karl Georg von Raumer.[1] He worked as a teacher at a trade school in Berlin (from 1829) and at a private school in Stetten (Württemberg) from 1839, then in 1845 was named a professor at a Realgymnasium in Wiesbaden, followed by a directorship at a Realschule in Elberfeld (from 1849). In 1861 he received a doctorate in theology from the University of Breslau, and during the same year, moved to Dresden, where he focused on literary and hymnological studies.[2][3]
He was one of the founders of the Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag. In addition to his publications in the field of hymnology, he was the author of works on crystallography and pedagogy.[2][3]
Selected works
- Das deutsche Kirchenlied : von Martin Luther bis auf Nicolaus Herman und Ambrosius Blaurer (1841) – German hymns of Ambrosius Blaurer/ a collection of 850 hymns.
- Paulus Gerhardts geistliche Lieder (1843) – Paul Gerhardt's hymns.
- Über deutsche Orthographie (first part, 1848) – On German orthography.
- Bibliographie zur Geschichte des deutschen Kirchenliedes im 16. Jahrhundert (1855), – Bibliography on the history of German hymns of the 16th century / descriptions of 1,148 song-books and sheets.
- Gesangbuch für Kirche, Schule, und Haus (1860) – Hymnbook for church, school and home.
- Das deutsche Kirchenlied von der ältesten Zeit bis zu Anfang des XVII. Jahrhunderts (5 volumes, 1864–77) – German hymns from the earliest times to the beginning of the 17th century / 6,783 hymns.
- Beiträge zur niederländischen Hymnologie (1867) – Contribution to Dutch hymnology.[2][4]
References
- ^ Wackernagel, Philipp Karl Eduard at Neue Deutsche Biographie
- ^ a b c Wackernagel, Karl Eduard Philipp Christian Classics Ethereal Library / Schaff Encycl.
- ^ a b A Dictionary of Hymnology: Setting Forth the Origin and History of ..., Volume 1 by John Julian
- ^ HathiTrust Digital Library published works
