Gottlieb Mittelberger was a German author, schoolmaster, organist, and Lutheran pastor.
13 Facts About Gottlieb Mittelberger
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Gottlieb Mittelberger was best known for his work Journey to Pennsylvania.
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In 1714, Gottlieb Mittelberger was born in Enzweihingen, Vaihingen County in the Duchy of Wurttemberg of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Gottlieb Mittelberger became a schoolmaster in his native Enzweihingen but lost his job around 1750.
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Gottlieb Mittelberger became a private instructor of music and tutor of the German language.
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Gottlieb Mittelberger died in the Duchy of Wurttemberg in 1758.
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In Journey to Pennsylvania, published in 1756, Gottlieb Mittelberger wrote a two-part travelogue about his voyage and experiences in colonial America.
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The second part is entitled "Description of the Land Pennsylvania" and is more analytical, as Gottlieb Mittelberger discusses sociological and religious topics.
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Gottlieb Mittelberger expounds upon the lack of religious belief and practice in mid-18th century Philadelphia.
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Gottlieb Mittelberger was astonished by the general absence of belief in God and a lack of knowledge of the Bible.
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Gottlieb Mittelberger's primary focus concerns the tribulations of the European immigrants to the British Atlantic colonies.
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Consequently, there is historic significance in Gottlieb Mittelberger documenting the uniform pay for passage to America as being structured by the age of the immigrant.
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Gottlieb Mittelberger gives as an example the case of an old couple living close to the Blue Mountains in rural Pennsylvania.