Johann Christoph Sauer

Johann Christoph Sauer (HM2J0U)

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N 49° 28.327', W 8° 36.68'

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(1695-1758)

[German text:]
In diesem Haus wurde im Jahre 1695 der bekannte pennsylvanisch-deutsche Drucker Johann Christoph Sauer geboren und verbrachte hier einen Teil seiner Kindheit. Als Anhänger einer radikal-pietistischen, täuferischen Glaubensgemeinschaft (Deutsche Baptisten) wanderte er 1724 mit seiner Familie nach Germantown in Pennsylvania aus. Ab 1738 betätigte er sich dort als Drucker und gab deutsche Kalender, Zeitungen und religiöse Schriften heraus. Im Jahre 1743 druckte er die erste deutsche Bibel in Amerika (die "Sauer-Bibel"), die erste Bibelausgabe, die in einer europäischen Sprache in der Neuen Welt erschien. Er starb 1758 in Germantown.

[Pennsylvania Dutch text:]
In dem do Haus is der Johann Christoph Sauer, en bekannder pennsylfaanisch-deitscher Drucker, gebore warre im Yaahr 1695 un hot Deel von seinre Kindheit do gschpendt. Er waar en Glied bei en Radical Pietist Dunker Gmee (German Baptists) un is 1724 mit seinre Familye weckgezoge nooch Germantown, PA. Vun 1738 an waar er en Drucker und hot deitsche Kalenner, Zeidinge und grischtliche Bicher gepublished. Im Yaahr 1743 hot er die erscht deitsch Biwwel in America (die "Sauer-Biwwel") gedruckt. S'waar die allererscht Edition vun en Biwwel in en European Schprooch as in der Nei Welt rauskumme is. Er is gschtarwe in



Germantown im Yaahr 1758.

[English text:]
This house was the birthplace in 1695 and childhood home of Johann Christoph Sauer, renowned Pennsylvania-German printer. A member of a Radical Pietist Dunkard church (German Baptists), he emigrated with his family to Germantown, PA, in 1724. After 1738, he was a printer and published German calendars, newspapers and religious writings. In 1743, he printed the first German Bible in America (the "Sauer Bible"), the first edition of the Bible to appear in a European language in the New World. He died in Germantown in 1758.
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Date Added Monday, July 22nd, 2019 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)29U E 528158 N 5480013
Decimal Degrees49.47211667, -8.61133333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 49° 28.327', W 8° 36.68'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds49° 28' 19.62" N, 8° 36' 40.8" W
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