Paul Gerhardt
March 12, 1607 – May 27, 1676
Place of Birth:
Gräfenhainichen, Electorate of Saxony in the Holy Roman Empire
Place of Death:
Lübben, Duchy of Saxe-Merseburg in the Holy Roman Empire
the German long-distance runner Paul Gerhardt (athlete)} Paul Gerhardt (12 March 1607 – 27 May 1676) was a German theologian, Lutheran minister and hymnodist.