The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Knapp, Albert

KNAPP, knäp, Albert, German clergyman and poet: b. Alpirsbach, 25 July 1798; d. Stuttgart, 18 June 1864. He studied theology at Tübingen, became vicar in Feuerbach (1820) and filled other positions till he made a reputation in the Hospitalkirche at Stuttgart (1836). Was archdeacon in the Stiftskirche (1839), later to become Stadtpfarrer. His poetry was of a religious character chiefly; among his works are &lsquo;Christliche gedichten&rsquo; (1829); &lsquo;Neuern gedichte&rsquo; (1834); the cycles, &lsquo;Hohenstauffen&rsquo; (1839); &lsquo;Bilder der Vorwelt&rsquo; (1862); and in hymnology, &lsquo;Evangelische Liederschatz für Kirche und Haus&rsquo; (1837). He wrote &lsquo;Das Leben von Ludwig Hofacker&rsquo;; &lsquo;Gesammelten prosaischen Schriften&rsquo; (1870-75; published posthumously). Consult Gerok, K., &lsquo;Albert Knapp&rsquo; (Stuttgart 1881); Knapp, A., &lsquo;Knapp als Dichter und Schriftsteller&rsquo; (Tübingen 1913).