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| Short Name: | Johann Major |
| Full Name: | Major, Johann, 1564-1654 |
| Birth Year: | 1564 |
| Death Year: | 1654 |
Major, Johann, son of Johann Gross (Latinised to Major), farmer at Reinstedt, near Orlainünde, in Thuringia, was born at Reinstedt, Dec. 26, 1564. In 1592 he was ordained as diaconus at Weimar, and in 1605 became pastor and superintendent at Jena. In 1611 he was appointed professor at Jena (D.D., July 1612), and died there Jan. 4, 1654. (J. C. Zeumer's Vitae Professorum . . . in Academia Jenensi, 1711, i., p. 117, &c.) His name is associated with the hymn "Ach Gott und Herr," which is noted under Rutilius, M., p. 982, ii. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
Texts by Johann Major (5) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ach Gott und Herr, wie groß und schwer | Dr. Johann Major (Author (German)) | German | 2 |
| Alas! my God! my sins are great | Johann Major, 1564-1654 (Author) | English | 4 |
| Gleichwie sich fein ein Vögelein | Major, g. 1564 † 1654 (Author) | German | 5 |
| Min synd, o Gud | J. Major [Gross] (Alterer (German)) | Swedish | 3 |
| Som fåglar små | Joh. Major (Author) | Swedish | 2 |
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