Johann Christoph Arnschwanger

Johann Christoph Arnschwanger (December 28, 1625 - December 10, 1696) was a German Lutheran pastor and hymn writer.

Life Arnschwanger was the son of the Nuremberg merchant Georg Arnschwanger and Margarete Rosenhart. After attending school at the Egidien Gymnasium in Nuremberg, he studied theology in Altdorf near Nuremberg from 1644 onwards. In 1647, he moved to the University of Jena and later moved again to the University of Helmstedt where he successfully completed his studies, and under Professor Georg Calixt, he was awarded a master's degree in 1650.

In 1675, Duke August of Saxony-Weissenfels admitted him to the Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft (Fruitbearing Society). He gave him the society's name, the Innocent, and the motto, always remain pure. His emblem was the white wild thyme and his entry is found in the Köthen society book of the Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft under No. 853.

At the age of almost 71, Arnschwanger died in Nuremberg on December 10, 1696.