Balthasar Benjamin Kindermann (10 April 1636 – 12 February 1706) was a German poet, teacher and pastor.
[1] In 1659 Kindermann became vice principal of the Saldernsche Schule in Brandenburg an der Havel, and was appointed rector in 1664.
[1] Kindermann's work is extremely versatile: it includes satirical "poems" in the style of Johann Michael Moscherosch, poetic and rhetorical writings, poetry collections, as well as several plays.
He wrote Lobgesang des Zerbster Biers (Song of praise of the Zerbst beer) in 1658.
[1] In 1664, he wrote the hymn "Was frag ich nach der Welt", which Johann Sebastian Bach used as the basis for his chorale cantata Was frag ich nach der Welt, BWV 94, for the ninth Sunday after Trinity of 1724.