Caspar Abel
Caspar Abel (14 July 1676 – 11 January 1763) was a German theologian, historian and poet. Abel was born in Hindenburg in der Altmark, the son of a pastor, and gained his theological education in Braunschweig and Helmstedt. In 1696 he became rector in Osterburg, in 1698 at the Johannisschule in Halberstadt.
Caspar Abel
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- Born
- 14 July 1676
- Birthplace
- Hindenburg in der Altmark, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Died
- 11 January 1763
- Place of death
- Westdorf, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Occupation
- pastor, theologian, historian, poet
- Nationality
- Germany
- Education
- University of Helmstedt
- Languages
- German
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In 1718 he became pastor in Westdorf near Aschersleben where he died in 1763. His son Joachim Gottwalt Abel (1723–1806) also became a pastor. From 1748 to 1764 he was assisted by Johann Gottfried Bürger, the father of poet Gottfried August Bürger.
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• Born — 14 July 1676 • Birthplace — Hindenburg in der Altmark, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany • Died — 11 January 1763 • Place of death — Westdorf, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany • Occupation — pastor, theologian, historian, poet • Children — Joachim Gottwalt Abel • Ordained — 1718
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1676
Caspar Abel born at Hindenburg.
1763
Caspar Abel died at Westdorf.
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• historical works: • Preußische und Brandenburgische Reichs- und Staatshistorie, 1710, 2 volumes, 8° • Preußische und Brandenburgische Reichs- und Staatsgeographie, 1711, 2 volumes, 8°, additions in 1747. • Deutsche und Sächsische Altertümer, 1729–32, 3 volumes, 8° • Stift-, Stadt- und Landchronica des Fürstenthums Halberstadt, 1745, 4° • poems: • Jubelfest des Brandenburgischen Unterthanen, 1700 • Abbildung eines rechtschaffenen Predigers, 1710 • translations: • Ovid's Heroids, 1704, 1723 • Boileau's satires, 1729–32, 2 volumes
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