Born: January 22, 1783, Markt Alvensleben (now Bebertal), Germany.
Died: January 17, 1844, Elberfeld, Germany.
Döring was the son of a forester, and father of philosopher August Döring.
He studied theology at the University of Halle (1802–06), then worked as a private tutor in Waldenburg, Silesia (now Wałbrzych, Poland).
In 1808 he was appointed a master in the school at Kloster-Bergen, near Magdeburg. After its dissolution by Napoleon in 1810, he was a private tutor at Helmsdorf, near Eisleben.
In 1814, he was appointed afternoon preacher at St. Peter’s Church, Magdeburg; in 1815 Archidiaconus of St. Andrew’s Church, Eisleben; and in 1816 pastor of the Lutheran church at Elberfeld.
He wrote over 1,000 hymns.
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