Michael Franck

Michael Franck (16 March 1609 – 24 September 1667) was a German baker, teacher, poet, and composer. He was born in Schleusingen, and died in Coburg.

Franck initially established a career as a baker. Although he was fairly successful, "he became completely impoverished, because of nocturnal thefts and plunders of his house".^[1] He moved to Coburg and began teaching, and also wrote hymns and poems. His hymns have been incorporated into compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 26) and Georg Philipp Telemann.^[2]

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