About Paul Stockmann
Lived 1603 – 1636 (aged 33). Paul Stockmann was a hymnwriter, military chaplain and parson.
Paul or Paulus Stockmann (3 January 1603 – 6 September 1636) was a German academic, preacher and hymn-writer. He fought at the Battle of Lützen in 1632 and later served as court preacher to Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, before dying of the plague in 1636.
Some of his hymns are included in the Danish hymnbook Psalmebog for Kirke og Hjem. Single stanzas of his hymn 1633 hymn "", a narration of the Passion in 34 stanzas, were set for four parts by Johann Sebastian Bach, as the closing chorale of cantata Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem, BWV 159, a chorale of cantata Himmelskönig, sei willkommen, BWV 182, and three stanzas reflecting dramatic situations in the St John Passion.
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Who was Paul Stockmann?
German hymnwriter (1603-1636)
When was Paul Stockmann born?
Paul Stockmann was born on 3 January 1603 in Bad Lauchstädt.
When did Paul Stockmann die?
Paul Stockmann died on 9 September 1636 in Lützen.
What was Paul Stockmann's occupation?
Paul Stockmann was a hymnwriter, military chaplain and parson.
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