About Cornelius Becker
Lived 1561 – 1604 (aged 42). Cornelius Becker was a German university teacher, hymnwriter, priest, archdeacon, parson and protestant theologian.
Cornelius Becker (1561–1604) was an Orthodox Lutheran pastor in Leipzig. He prepared the Becker Psalter, some of which Heinrich Schütz set to music. Bach used his version of Psalm 23 for his cantata Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104.
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Who was Cornelius Becker?
German pastor (1561-1604)
When was Cornelius Becker born?
Cornelius Becker was born on 24 October 1561 in Leipzig.
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Cornelius Becker died on 25 May 1604 in Leipzig.
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Cornelius Becker was a university teacher, hymnwriter, priest, archdeacon, parson and protestant theologian.
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Cornelius Becker was German.
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