Ambrosius Christophersen Stub^{[1, 2]}

1705 - 1758  (53 years)

• Name	Ambrosius Christophersen Stub
  Born	17 May 1705	Gummerup, 5620, Danmark
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Jul 1758	Sct. Kathrine Sogn, Ribe
  Buried	18 Jul 1758	Ribe, 6760, Danmark
  Person ID	I514549	Gedcom2026
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Christoffer Pedersen Stub,   b. 1664, Verninge, Køng ,   d. 27 Sep 1746, Køng sogn  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Christense Ibsdatter,   b. 1665, Verninge ,   d. 17 Aug 1725, Køng sogn  (Age 60 years)
  Married	15 May 1692	Verninge kirke
  Family ID	F503921	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mette Cathrine Hansdatter Schouboe,   b. 1716, Ejsing, Ribe ,   d. 13 Mar 1747, Verninge, Odense, Fyn  (Age 31 years)
  Married	16 Oct 1735	Verning opsl. 18/282
  	Ægtefælle: Ambrosius Christophersen Stub
  Children	1. Christine Stub,   b. 1735, Verninge Sogn ,   d. 11 Aug 1811, Odense  (Age 76 years)   2. Christian Ambrosius Stub,   b. 1737, Gummerup ,   d. 1785, Simmerbølle sogn  (Age 48 years)   3. Wilhelm Ambrosiusen Stub,   b. 13 Jul 1738, Fåborg ,   d. 1 Oct 1738, Fåborg  (Age 0 years)   4. Eleonore Hedevig Ambrosiusdatter Stub,   b. 1744,   d. 1747, Vor Frue Sogn, Odense  (Age 3 years)
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2026
  Family ID	F503889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  Stub was born in Gummerup on the island of Funen, but his exact birth date is unknown. He was baptized at Verninge in Odense on May 17, 1705. The son of a tailor, he was able to attend the Latin school of Odense (Odense Katedralskole) due to the generosity of noblemen who employed his father. From 1725, he studied theology at the University of Copenhagen. In Copenhagen he developed an interest in opera and music, nurtured by visits of touring opera companies from Italy and Germany. For a living, he worked as a poet and secretary for several noble families. After studying for almost 10 years, he left the university without a degree in 1734, and returned home. 1716-1747), a minister's daughter, whom he married in 1735. The couple lived at Mette's inherited farm which they were unable to manage well. As a result, its value soon declined, and the Stubs' living conditions became worse. Of the couple's four children only two survived childhood. In 1747, Stub's wife died aged 31.[2] color: #0645ad; background: none;" title="Ribe" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribe">Ribe, where he kept close company with Bishop Hans Adolph Brorson. Suffering from gout and an alcohol problem, he spent his last years there working as a teacher. He died in Ribe. nly six of his works were published (in 1752). Most of his work was properly written down, printed and published after his death. Because of this there is still some uncertainty about the correctness of the citations, and it is assumed that he has written more poems than those officially published. A first edition of his collected works was published posthumously in 1771. Later collections were assembled from songbooks, but the attribution of some anonymous poems and arias remains disputed. ety of topics, comprising philosophical and religious poetry as well as drinking songs, love poems and occasional poems. size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">His Du deylig Rosen-Knop (Thou beautiful rosebud) can be read as a commitment to virtuousness: the withering rose is a symbol for perishable beauty, and only virtue persists. : 0.5em 0px; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">One of Stub's more famous poems Den kiedsom Winter gik sin Gang (The bleak winter went his way), is found in a truncated version in the anthology Højskolesangbogen.[citation needed] In this poem he describes the beginning of spring from the point of view of a sinister poet. Providence, however, holds more cheerful days for him to come, if he only keeps up his patience and fortitude. bsp;pietism. Fear of death, Hell and the moral decline of the world become his primary topics of interest. "margin: 0.5em 0px; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">He was also influenced by the German writer and musician, Johann Sigismund Scholze alias Sperontes. He wrote several religious hymns, like Jeg ser dit kunstværk, store Gud (I see your work of art, oh Lord) and Lyksalig endte da min frelser sine dage (In bliss my saviour ended his days)

  
  

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