Caspar Abel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Caspar Abel

Theologian, historian, poet

Date of Birth: 14-Jul-1676

Place of Birth: Hindenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date of Death: 11-Jan-1763

Profession: writer, poet, historian, translator, theologian, historian of the modern age

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Caspar Abel

  • Caspar Abel (14 July 1676 – 11 January 1763) was a German theologian, historian and poet. Abel was born in Hindenburg in der Altmark, the son of a pastor, and gained his theological education in Braunschweig and Helmstedt.
  • In 1696 he became rector in Osterburg, in 1698 at the Johannisschule in Halberstadt.
  • In 1718 he became pastor in Westdorf near Aschersleben where he died in 1763.
  • His son Joachim Gottwalt Abel (1723–1806) also became a pastor. Note: From 1748 to 1764 he was assisted by Johann Gottfried Bürger, the father of poet Gottfried August Bürger.

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