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Berthold Heinrich Brockes (born 22 September 1680, died 16 January 1747) was a city senator of [[Hamburg-Altona Mennonite Church (Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, Germany)|Hamburg]] and author of the famous <em>Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott, </em>a collection of religious observations on nature. He was a friend of [[Denner, Jakob (1659-1746)|Jakob Denner]], the noted Mennonite preacher, and wrote a poem on his death. | Berthold Heinrich Brockes (born 22 September 1680, died 16 January 1747) was a city senator of [[Hamburg-Altona Mennonite Church (Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, Germany)|Hamburg]] and author of the famous <em>Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott, </em>a collection of religious observations on nature. He was a friend of [[Denner, Jakob (1659-1746)|Jakob Denner]], the noted Mennonite preacher, and wrote a poem on his death. | ||
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Painting by Dominicus van der Smissen (Altona, Germany, 1704 - 1760).
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Berthold Heinrich Brockes (born 22 September 1680, died 16 January 1747) was a city senator of Hamburg and author of the famous Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott, a collection of religious observations on nature. He was a friend of Jakob Denner, the noted Mennonite preacher, and wrote a poem on his death.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 271.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
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Neff, Christian. "Brockes, Berthold Heinrich (1680-1747)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Brockes,_Berthold_Heinrich_(1680-1747)&oldid=123654.
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Neff, Christian. (1953). Brockes, Berthold Heinrich (1680-1747). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Brockes,_Berthold_Heinrich_(1680-1747)&oldid=123654.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 433. All rights reserved.
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