death_place death_date birth_place other_names article_title name occupation organization
landskron 19 march 1534 neiße michael weisse michael weiße
 michael weiße theologian hymn writer unity of the brethren
michael weiße

michael weiße or weisse -lrb- -- 19 march 1534 -rrb- was a german theologian and hymn writer .
first a franciscan , he joined the bohemian brethren .
he published the most extensive early protestant hymnal in 1531 , supplying most hymn texts and some tunes himself .
one of his hymns was used in johann sebastian bach 's `` st john passion '' .
