Carl Eduard Philipp Wackernagel (28 June 1800, in Berlin ? 20 June 1877, in Dresden ) was a German schoolteacher and hymnologist . He was an older brother of philologist Wilhelm Wackernagel .

He was educated in mineralogy and crystallography at Breslau and Berlin, during which time, he also studied hymnology. While a student his influences included geologist Karl Georg von Raumer . ^[1] He worked as a teacher at a trade school in Berlin (from 1829) and at a private school in Stetten ( Wurttemberg ) from 1839, then in 1845 was named a professor at a Realgymnasium in Wiesbaden , followed by a directorship at a Realschule in Elberfeld (from 1849). In 1861 he received a doctorate in theology from the University of Breslau, and during the same year, moved to Dresden, where he focused on literary and hymnological studies. ^{[2] [3]}

He was one of the founders of the Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag . In addition to his publications in the field of hymnology, he was the author of works on crystallography and pedagogy . ^{[2] [3]}

Selected works [ edit ]

• Das deutsche Kirchenlied : von Martin Luther bis auf Nicolaus Herman und Ambrosius Blaurer (1841) – German hymns of Martin Luther up until Nikolaus Herman and Ambrosius Blaurer / a collection of 850 hymns.
• Paulus Gerhardts geistliche Lieder (1843) – Paul Gerhardt 's hymns.
• Uber deutsche Orthographie (first part, 1848) – On German orthography .
• Bibliographie zur Geschichte des deutschen Kirchenliedes im 16. Jahrhundert (1855), – Bibliography on the history of German hymns of the 16th century / descriptions of 1,148 song-books and sheets.
• Gesangbuch fur Kirche, Schule, und Haus (1860) – Hymnbook for church, school and home.
• Das deutsche Kirchenlied von der altesten Zeit bis zu Anfang des XVII. Jahrhunderts (5 volumes, 1864?77) – German hymns from the earliest times to the beginning of the 17th century / 6,783 hymns.
• Beitrage zur niederlandischen Hymnologie (1867) – Contribution to Dutch hymnology. ^{[2] [4]}

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