Gottfried Hagen [SEP] place of death
Gottfried Hagen
Gottfried Hagen (1230–1299) was town clerk of Cologne and author of the Cologne "Reimchronik" ("Rhymed Chronicle").
Hagen was born in Xanten and educated at the "Stiftsschule" (today's Stiftsgymnasium Xanten). He filled many influential positions, and took an active part in the public life of his native city. Subsequently to the year 1268, he is mentioned repeatedly in documents as "Magister Godefridus clericus Coloniensis", "Notarius civitatis Coloniensis", pastor (plebanus) of St.
"It Is a Precious Thing" and arias like "The Lord Is in His Holy Temple".
The Moravian Church continued to produce a number of renowned composers into the 19th century, including John Antes as well as Francis F. Hagen, Johann Christian Bechler, Edward W. Leinbach, Simon Peter, David Moritz Michael, Georg Gottfried Müller, Peter Wolle, Jeremiah Dencke and Johannes Herbst. Herbst was also a noted collector, whose archives, left to the Salem church after his death, were made public in 1977;