Erdmann Neumeister, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Erdmann Neumeister

German theologian and hymnwriter

Date of Birth: 12-May-1671

Place of Birth: Uichteritz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date of Death: 18-Aug-1756

Profession: writer, poet, theologian, librettist, hymnwriter

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Erdmann Neumeister (12 May 1671 – 18 August 1756) was a German Lutheran pastor and hymnologist. He was born in Uichteritz near Weißenfels in the province Saxonia of Germany.
As a 15-year-old boy he started his studies in Schulpforta, an old humanistic gymnasium.
He became a student of poetology and theology in the University of Leipzig between 1691 and 1697.
He began his career as a minister of religion in the spa town of Bibra.
He became diaconus (deacon) for the duke of Saxonia-Weissenfels.
From 1705 to 1715, he was superintendent in Sorau (today Zary in Poland).
He left for Hamburg because of theological disputes.
(As an adult, he would become a vehement opponent of Pietism).
He died in Hamburg as an honoured main pastor.
His grave in the St.
Jacobi Church was destroyed during World War II.