| LC control no. | no 94005305 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Schmolck, Benjamin, 1672-1737 |
| Variant(s) | Schmolk, Benjamin, 1672-1737 Schmolke, Benjamin, 1672-1737 Schmolcken, Benjamin, 1672-1737 |
| Associated country | Poland Germany |
| Associated place | Legnica (Poland) Leipzig (Germany) |
| Birth date | 1672-12-21 |
| Death date | 1737-02-12 |
| Place of birth | Chróstnik (Poland) |
| Place of death | Świdnica (Poland) |
| Field of activity | Composition (Music) Theology Preaching |
| Affiliation | Universität Leipzig (1409-1953) |
| Profession or occupation | Clergy Composers |
| Found in | Andächtigen Hertzens Schmuck und Asche [MI] 1720: t.p. (Benjamin Schmolck) Herrn Benjamin Schmolckens Gott-geheiligte Andachten, 1749: t.p. (Benjamin Schmolckens) Bio-base, 1990 (Schmolck, Benjamin; b. 1672; d. 1737) OCLC database, 2-16-94 (hdg.: Schmolck, Benjamin, 1672-1737; usage: Benjamin Schmolck, ... Benjamin Schmolke, ... Benjamin Schmolcken, ... Benjamin Schmolkens, ... Benjamin Schmolken) Wikipedia online, viewed 25 September 2017 (Benjamin Schmolck; born 21 December 1672 in Brauchitschdorf (Chróstnik), Silesia ; he died 12 February 1737 in Schweidnitz; German Lutheran composer of hymns; after attending the gymnasium in Liegnitz (Legnica), he studied theology at the University of Leipzig from 1693 to 1697. In 1702 he was ordained as a deacon at the Protestant Church of Peace and in 1714 as the pastor of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Schweidnitz (Świdnica), where he stayed for the rest of his life. Influenced by the pietism movement he became the most popular hymn writer of his day) |
| Associated language | ger |
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