Johann Albrecht Adelgrief
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Johann Albrecht Adelgrief was a German prophet, born in the environs of Elbing. He was the son of a Protestant minister, and well skilled in the ancient languages.
He pretended that seven angels had come down from heaven and given him the commission to banish evil from the world, and to scourge the monarchs with rods of iron. He was arrested at Koenigsberg, accused of witchcraft, and condemned to death. He died on October 11, 1636. All his writings were suppressed.
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- This article contains material from the New American Cyclopedia (1858-1863), by George Ripley and Charles A. Dana, which is in the public domain.