Georg Neumark (1621 - 1681)

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Georg Neumark (March 16, 1621 in Langensalza - July 8, 1681 in Weimar) was a German poet and composer of hymns.
Neumark was the son of Michael Neumark and his wife Martha. From 1630 he attended the Gymnasium in Schleusingen and later transferred to that of Gotha. In 1640 he began law studies at the University of Königsberg. Fleeing the tumult of war he took a position as tutor in Kiel. In 1643 he was able to return to Königsberg, where he devoted himself more and more to music, in which he wa ... (Read all)