Hermann Adam von Kamp

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Memorial stone in Witthausbusch, Mülheim an der Ruhr

Hermann Adam von Kamp (born September 15, 1796 in Ruhrort ; † November 26, 1867 in Mülheim an der Ruhr ) was a German teacher , local historian and writer . The song he wrote in 1818 and published in 1829, Alles neu macht der Mai, is one of the lyrical cultural assets of the German language.

Life

Hermann Adam von Kamp was a teacher in Mülheim an der Ruhr from 1814 until his death. In 1814 he was appointed to the office of Broich School by the owner of Broich Castle , the Landgrave and Prince Georg Karl of Hesse-Darmstadt . As part of his school work, he described the city of Mülheim at the beginning of the 19th century, probably on behalf of his employer. He later expanded the description to include the Duisburg district , which stretched from Essen to Dinslaken around 1824 . With it he created lifelike documents of his time for this region.

However, it gained its general importance through its books for children and young people .

In 1864 Hermann Adam von Kamp was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle on the occasion of his golden anniversary as a teacher . The history association of the city of Mülheim posthumously placed a memorial stone for him on July 14, 1929 - 100 years after the May song was published - in Witthausbusch .

In April 2010, a long-forgotten story by Kamp made international headlines. Adelaide, the girl from the Alps , published in 1830 together with two other “Stories for Children”, was referred to by the Frankfurt Germanist Peter Büttner as the literary model for the Heidi novels by the Swiss author Johanna Spyri . Büttner's thesis was taken up in the television programs Kulturzeit and Kulturplatz , but was relativized by Spyri biographer Regine Schindler . The NZZ only saw superficial parallels and pointed out the many differences in the two stories. In a book published by Insel in 2011, Büttner defended his thesis.

Works

  • Nature and human life. Three children's stories for entertainment, instruction, and warning . Baedeker, Essen 1830
  • The Landwehrmann or short coherent stories from the years 1750–1826. To awaken and enliven patriotic feelings for the youth of the Prussian state . Funcke, Crefeld 1832
  • Broich Castle and the Broich Lordship . A collection of historical curiosities I. Part. In addition to a picture of Broich Castle and its immediate surroundings. Duisburg: Ewich, 1852. Digitized edition of the University and State Library of Düsseldorf
  • Alt-Mülheim around the year 1835. Portrait of a boatman and coal town on the lower Ruhr with a description of the Duisburg district (with Gustav Lauterfeld). In: Journal of the History Association, NF 16, Mülheim 1964/66

literature

  • Historically significant personalities in the city of Mülheim ad Ruhr. Edited by the working group of local history associations in Mülheim an der Ruhr. Mülheim an der Ruhr, 1983, pp. 31-34.
  • Gregor Sanders: Hermann Adam von Kamp: "From school to the grave". An elementary school teacher from the 19th century . In: Yearbook 2004, Mülheim an der Ruhr 2004, pp. 313–322.
  • Peter O. Büttner: The original Heidi. A story of disclosure. Insel, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-458-19349-4 .

Other sources

  • City archive Mülheim an der Ruhr, holdings 880 (library) a. 1608 (archive collection)

Web links

Commons : Hermann Adam von Kamp  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Hermann Adam von Kamp  - Sources and full texts
Wikiquote: Hermann Adam von Kamp  - Quotes

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Everything new in May", music: trad. (18th century), text: Hermann Adam von Kamp (1829). In: songs archive. Alojado Publishing, accessed September 2, 2010 .
  2. ↑ Thorsten Stecher: Ur-Heidi from the Ruhrpott. Has Johanna Spyri's Alpine story been stolen? (No longer available online.) Kulturzeit, April 7, 2010, archived from the original on July 30, 2012 ; Retrieved September 2, 2010 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.3sat.de
  3. ↑ Kulturplatz, broadcast on April 7, 2010 ( Memento of the original from April 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / videoportal.sf.tv
  4. ^ Sieglinde Geisel: Die Mär vom Ur-Heidi , Neue Zürcher Zeitung from April 15, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Kamp, Hermann Adam from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German teacher, local historian and writer
DATE OF BIRTH September 15, 1796
PLACE OF BIRTH Ruhrort
DATE OF DEATH November 26, 1867
Place of death Mülheim an der Ruhr