Johann Joachim Lange
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Lange was born in Gardelegen and educated in Leipzig, Erfurt and Halle. He was influenced by Christian Thomasius and the pietist August Hermann Francke. He became a professor of theology at Halle in 1709, and opposed the philosophy of Christian Wolff. He died in Halle on 7 May 1744.
Lange wrote the hymn ''O God, what offering shall I give?'', translated into English by John Wesley in 1739.
Lange's son, Samuel Gotthold Lange, was a noted poet. Provided by Wikipedia
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5by Thomas J. Baumgarten, Julia Neugebauer, Georg Oeltzschner, Nur-Deniz Füllenbach, Gerald Kircheis, Dieter Häussinger, Joachim Lange, Hans-Jörg Wittsack, Markus Butz, Alfons SchnitzlerGet full text
Published 2018-01-01
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