Background
Henkys was born in Krasnotorowka, Ostpreußen, Germany.
minister theologian university professor
Henkys was born in Krasnotorowka, Ostpreußen, Germany.
He became a lecturer at the Sprachenkonvikt in East Berlin and the Professor for Practical Theology at the Humboldt-Universität Berlin in 1991. He is especially known for his translations of foreign-language hymns into German. 25. 47. Text by January Nooter (1963), Music: "Ik wil mj gaanvertroosten".