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 (
Württemberg) 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
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.
Über 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 für Kirche, Schule, und Haus (1860) – Hymnbook for church, school and home.
Das deutsche Kirchenlied von der ältesten 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.
Beiträge zur niederländischen Hymnologie (1867) – Contribution to Dutch hymnology.[2][4]