Erdmann Neumeister

Erdmann Neumeister

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 fifteen-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.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 12, 1671 (Uichteritz), Died August 18, 1756 (Hamburg)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907

Roles Represented in DAHR: author

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	B-4883	10-in.	10/15/1907	Christ receiveth sinful men	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	author

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Neumeister, Erdmann," accessed November 15, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105094.

Neumeister, Erdmann. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 15, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105094.

"Neumeister, Erdmann." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 November 2024.

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