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Demme, Hermann Christoph Gottfried

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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a Lutheran theologian, was born September 7, 1760, at Miulhausen, where, in 1796, he acted as superintendent. In 1801 he was called as general superintendent to Altenburg, and died there, December 21, 1822. He wrote, Beitrage zur reinen Gottesverehrung (Riga, 1792): Predigten uber die Sonn- und Festtagsevangelien (Gotha, 1808): Neue Reden zur Todtenfeier in Altenburg gehalten (ibid. 1817). He is also the author of several romances, under the pseudonym of Karl Stelle, besides numerous hymns. See Ddring, Die deutschen Kanzelredner der 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts, page 26 sq.; Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. 2:93, 133, 160, 166, 173,238, 294, 326, 337, 341, 398; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. (B.P.)

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Demme, Hermann Christoph Gottfried'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​d/demme-hermann-christoph-gottfried.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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