Julius Sturm(21 July 1816 - 2 May 1896),Germanpoet,was born atKöstritzin theprincipality of Reuss.
He studiedtheologyatJenafrom 1837 to 1841, and was appointed preceptor to the hereditary princeHeinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line.In 1851 he became pastor ofGöschitznearSchleiz,and in 1857 at his native village of Köstritz. In 1885 he retired with the title ofGeheimkirchen rat.He died inLeipzig.[1]
Sturm was a writer oflyricsandsonnetsand of church poetry, breathing a spirit of deep piety and patriotism. His religious poems were published in:
- Fromme Lieder(Devout Songs and Poems; pt. i., Leipzig, 1852; 12th edition, 1893; pt. ii., 1858; pt. iii., 1892)
- Zwei Rosen, oder das hohe Lied der Liebe(Two Roses, or the Canticle of Love; Leipzig, 1854; 2nd edition, 1892)
- Israelitische Lieder(Israelite Songs; 3rd edition, Halle, 1881)
- Palme und Krone(Palm and Crown; Leipzig, 1888)
His chief lyrics were issued in:
- Gedichte(6th edition, Leipzig, 1892)
- Neue Gedichte(2nd edition, Leipzig, 1880)
- Lieder und Bilder(2nd edition, 1892)
- Kampf- und Siegergedichte(Poems of Battle and Victory; Halle, 1870)
- Neue Lieder(1880, 2nd edition, 1888)
- Neue lyrische Gedichte(Leipzig)
- In Freud und Leid, letzte Lieder(1896).[2]
Family
editHis sonAugust Sturm(born 1852) was also a noted poet as well as being a lawyer. He was born at Göschitz, and studied at Jena,Leipzig,andBerlin,firsttheology,afterwardslaw,which he began practicing atNaumburgin 1884, having in the meanwhile lived as assessor atRudolstadt(1880–82) and, given to literary pursuits, inBerlin(1882–84).
Besides the epic poems,Merlin(1892),Kaiser Friedrich der Edle(1896),König Laurins Rosengarten(1897), andDer König von Babel(1902), he publishedHohenzollernsagenandBalladen(1898), the lyricsAuf Flügeln des Gesanges(On wings of song, 1883),Lied und Leben(1889),Auf der Höhe(1902), and others, several dramas and the sketches in prose,Sylter Skizzen(1887).
He also wrote a series of juridical works, notablyRevision der gemeinrechtlichen Lehre vom Gewohnheitsrecht(1900).
His sonHeinrich Sturm(1860–1917) was a jurist and politician, and mayor ofChemnitz1908–1917.[3]
Notes
editThis article includes a list ofgeneral references,butit lacks sufficient correspondinginline citations.(November 2024) |
- ^Chisholm 1911,p. 1053.
- ^Chisholm 1911,pp. 1063–1054.
- ^German Wikipedia
References
edit- Gilman, D. C.;Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905)..New International Encyclopedia(1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.This work also cites Hepding and Hoffman.
- Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920)..Encyclopedia Americana.This work also cites Hepding and Hoffman.
Attribution:
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Sturm, Julius".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 1053–1054.This work in turn cites:
- A. Hepding,Julius Sturm(Giessen, 1896)
- F. Hoffmann,Julius Sturm(Hamburg, 1898)
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