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Johann Olearius

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Gender Male
Death339 years ago
Date of birth September 17,1611
Zodiac sign Virgo
Born Halle (Saale)
Germany
Date of died April 24,1684
DiedWeisenfels
Germany
Parents Johannes Olearius
Children Johann Gottfried Olearius
Music groups Gottfried Olearius
Johann Gottfried Olearius
Tilemann Olearius
Carl Loewe
Job Writer
Theologian
Education Stiftung Leucorea
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Johann Olearius Life story


Johann Olearius was a German hymnwriter, preacher, and academic. Olearius taught philosophy at his alma mater, the University of Wittenberg. He also served as a court preacher and chaplain. He compiled "one of the largest and most important German hymnals" of the 1600s.

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