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Paul Gerhardt

German Lutheran theologian and hymn writer (1607-1676)
Person human Q76331
Paul Gerhardt

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
March 12, 1607
Date of death
May 27, 1676
Place of birth
Gräfenhainichen
Place of death
Lübben (Spreewald)
Country of citizenship
Holy Roman Empire[10]
Occupation
poet, theologian, hymnwriter, writer, Lutheran pastor, Lutheran theologian, composer, librettist, parson[12][13][14][15]
Educated at
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Gymnasium St. Augustin[16][17]
Religion or worldview
Lutheranism[18]
Official website
www.paul-gerhardt-gesellschaft.de[22]
Work location
Celle[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[35]
Described by source
Hamburg Biographies, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, BEIC Digital Library, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Encyclopedia Americana, New International Encyclopedia, The New Student's Reference Work, Neue Deutsche Biographie[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]
Family name
Gerhardt[20]
Given name
Paul[21]
Name in native language
Paul Gerhardt[36]
Native language
German[11]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Christian Hymns
P14536
368847
P14585
37391
P14608
118538659
Writing language
German
🏷️ Also known as
en Paul Gerhardt ar باول جرهارد cs Paulus Gerhardt cs Paulus Gerhardus cs Paul Gerhart cs Paulus Gerhard de Paul Gerhard de Paulus Gerhardt de Paulus Gerhardus fa پائول گرهارت ja パウル・ゲルハルト ko 파울 게르하르트 ru Герхардт Пауль ru Пауль Герхардт sv Gerhardt sv Paul Gerhards zh 保羅·葛哈德
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ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bach digital person ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
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BookBrainz author ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Gesamtausgabe ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Dezède person ID
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Discogs artist ID
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ELNET ID
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Grove Music Online ID
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Historical picture postcards University of Osnabrück ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
21783
Hymnary author ID
Gerhardt_Paul
Hyperion Records person ID
C2831
IMSLP ID
Category:Gerhardt,_Paul
IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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KANTO ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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LTit person ID
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Lex ID
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LiederNet author ID
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LyricsTranslate ID
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MMB ID
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Museum-digital ID
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Münzkabinett ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Russia ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Niedersächsische Personen ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
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OpenMLOL author ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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Polish Music Library PBM ID
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Portrait Archive ID
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Project Gutenberg author ID
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Projekt Gutenberg-DE author ID
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RILM ID
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RISM ID
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Runeberg author ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SNK ID
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SecondHandSongs artist ID
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Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
vtls010083889
Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID
1666
Topic's main category
Category:Paul Gerhardt
Treccani ID
paul-gerhardt
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
paul-gerhardt
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV11918549
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/159137
WikiTree person ID
Gerhardt-466
Yale LUX ID
person/b330f73d-3c37-45fc-bc29-94a297cabfa6
Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon ID
P/Paul_Gerhardt.htm

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🔗 Connections
Mb:librettist 20
Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40, Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40, Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen, Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen, Dem Gerechten muß das Licht, BWV 195, Dem Gerechten muß das Licht, BWV 195, Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem, BWV 159, Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem, BWV 159 +12 more
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To Live Is to Die, O Sacred Head, Now Wounded, Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier, Befiehl du deine Wege, Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud, Fürchte dich nicht, Nun ruhen alle Wälder
Described by source 6
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, New International Encyclopedia, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, BEIC Digital Library
Mb:lyricist 4
Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier, Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier, Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen, Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen
Occupation 4
writer, poet, theologian, hymnwriter
Mb:writer 2
Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud, Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud
Country of citizenship 1
Holy Roman Empire
Educated at 1
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Given name 1
Paul
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Native language 1
German
Place of birth 1
Gräfenhainichen
Place of death 1
Lübben (Spreewald)
Religion or worldview 1
Lutheranism
Sex or gender 1
male
Topic's main category 1
Category:Paul Gerhardt
Writing language 1
German
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Category:Paul Gerhardt
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Summary

Paul Gerhardt was born on March 12, 1607[1], in Gräfenhainichen[2]. He died on May 27, 1676[3], in Lübben (Spreewald)[4]. He worked as a poet[5], theologian[6], hymnwriter[7], writer[8], and Lutheran pastor[9].

FAQs

Where was Paul Gerhardt born?

Paul Gerhardt's place of birth was Gräfenhainichen[2].

Where did Paul Gerhardt die?

Paul Gerhardt died in Lübben (Spreewald)[4].

What did Paul Gerhardt do for work?

Paul Gerhardt worked as a poet[5], theologian[6], hymnwriter[7], writer[8], and Lutheran pastor[9].

Where did Paul Gerhardt go to school?

Paul Gerhardt was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[16] and Gymnasium St. Augustin[17].

Related Entities

Holy Roman Empire

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Hamburg Biographies, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, BEIC Digital Library +8
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  2. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu',
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  4. 6w ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 7w ago · Yuriklim · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1607-03-12T00:00:00Z
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  6. 7w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → Gedenktafel Nikolaikirchplatz (Mitte) Johann Crüger.jpg, Gedenktafel Kirchstr 2 (Lübben) Paul Gerhardt.jpg, Gedenktafel Nikolaikirchplatz (Mitte) Paul Gerhardt 2.jpg +1
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  7. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  10. 20w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dezède person ID → 13925
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  11. 21w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Paul
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → WikiProject Christian Hymns
    Place of birth → Gräfenhainichen
    Described by source → Hamburg Biographies, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, BEIC Digital Library +8
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