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Comment: This is a promising draft on a historical figure significant to the Moravian Church, particularly in both European and early American contexts. Anna Maria Lawatsch held key leadership positions such as Vice-Eldress and later General Eldress, contributing to the religious and social development of communities in Bethlehem and Wachovia. However, the draft currently relies heavily on genealogical and primary sources, such as WikiTree and memoir excerpts. To meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines, especially WP:GNG and WP:BIO, more independent and reliable secondary sources are required. I recommend the inclusion of published scholarly works or historical analyses that place her contributions in broader context. Additionally, the tone needs refinement to reflect a neutral, encyclopedic style, and the structure should be aligned with standard biography formatting. Once these adjustments are made, the subject appears to merit mainspace inclusion. Icem4k (talk) 19:49, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
Anna Maria Lawatsch | |
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 portrait by Johann Valentin Haidt | |
| Born | November 17, 1712  |
| Died | January 20, 1760 (aged 47) |
| Occupation | Hymnwriter, choir director, diarist |
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| Relatives | Gottlieb Demuth, Sr. |
Anna Maria Demuth Lawatsch (November 17, 1712 – January 20, 1760)[1] was a Moravian eldress and hymnwriter.
Biography
[edit]Anna Maria Demunt was born on November 17, 1712 in Karlsdorf, a village in Moravia in the present day Czech Republic, the daughter of Tobias Demuth and Rosina Tonn Demuth. Her father died when she was three years old. Members of the Moravian Church were persecuted at the time and her mother and sister were imprisoned, so she and other members of her family fled to Herrnhut, a village founded by Moravian Church refugees. In 1733, she became governess to Heinrich XXXI Count Reuss, young son of Heinrich XXIX, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf, and the next year governess to Anna and Maria Agnes von Zinzendorf, daughters of Moravian bishop Nicolaus Zinzendorf.[1][2][3]
In 1738, she married Rev. Andrew Anton Lawatsch. They immigrated to America on board the Irene in 1751. They served in various Moravian communities in Pennsylvania.
Lawatsch died on 20 January 1760 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.[1]
Hymns
[edit]- Her hymn "Schiesse nieder, thränenbach" was written in 1741 on the occasion of the departure of Zinzendorf for America.[4] Her other hymns include "Liebste Herzen! gehet hin" ("Dearest Heart! Goeth Down") and "O was wird mein Herz gewahr" ("O Who Knows My Heart").[5][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Snodgrass, Mary Ellen (2018). American colonial women and their art: a chronological encyclopedia. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-7097-8.
- ^ "Anna Maria Lawatsch (1712–1760): 250th Anniversary of her Death" (PDF). This Month in Moravian History (50). January–February 2010.
- ^ Rechcígl, Jr., Miloslav (2000-11-03). "The Demuth Family from Moravia and Their Descendants | Society of Arts & Sciences". www.svu2000.org. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ^ Ludescher, Ladislaus (2020-05-05). Die Amerikanische Revolution und ihre deutsche Rezeption: Studien und Quellen zum Amerikabild in der deutschsprachigen Literatur des 18. Jahrhunderts. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110644739. ISBN 978-3-11-064473-9.
- ^ "Anna M. Lawatsch | Hymnary.org". hymnary.org. Retrieved 2025-01-09.