Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger
1816–1890 (age 74)
Biography
Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger (24 January 1816 – 12 July 1890) was a German Protestant theologian, pedagogue, poet and hymnwriter. He was for 38 years the director of a newly founded educational institution for women teachers in Droyßig. His Christmas carol "Süßer die Glocken nie klingen", written to the melody of a popular Volkslied, has remained a favourite.