Christian Friedrich Richter (Poet)

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Christian Friedrich Richter (Poet)
Born: October 5, 1676 - Sorau (Niederlausitz), Silesia, Prussia Died: October 5, 1711 - Halle / Saale, Germany
Christian Friedrich Richter was a German physician, theologian, and poet of Pietist songs. He was a son of a Council member. He studied medicine and theology in Halle, where he was converted by A.H. Francke. From 1697, he was a doctor at the Halle orphanage, in the year that he was employed by A.H. Francke as inspector of the Halle schools; from 1699 he worked as a prison doctor for the entire Halle institutions. Richter received his doctorate in 1706 in Halle. In addition to his medical work - for example invention of a Goldtinktur (essentia dulcis) - Christian Friedrich Richter wrote edifying tracts and 25 sacred songs.

Source: BBKL Website, English translation by Aryeh Oron (March 2008) Contributed by Aryeh Oron (March 2008)
Texts of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works
BWV 456, BWV 459, BWV 474
Chorale Texts used in Bach’s Vocal Works
Title	Year	EKG	Zahn
Es glänzet der Christen inwendiges Leben	1704		6969
Es kostet viel, ein Christ zu sein	1704		2727
Jesus ist das schönste Licht	1704		6412
Links to other Sites
RICHTER, Christian Friedrich (BBKL) [German]
Bibliography

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