Anton Hermann Albrecht

Anton Hermann Albrecht (born May 5, 1835 in Freiburg im Breisgau ; † February 10, 1906 in Dinglingen ; pseudonym: Anton Hermann) was a German Protestant theologian and poet .

Life

Albrecht was the son of master carpenter Christian Albrecht. Anton Albrecht decided early on for a spiritual activity. He studied Catholic theology in Freiburg , then classical philology in Basel . In 1859 he decided to convert to the Protestant faith and as a result studied Protestant theology in Basel and Heidelberg . After completing his studies, he worked as a vicar in Spöck , Michelberg and Schollbrunn . He later got a job as a parish administrator in Fahrenbach ; in 1865 he took over this activity in Gölshausen . In the same year he married the daughter of a craftsman who came from Lahr ; her name was Karoline Schneider. He became pastor in Huchenfeld in 1868; In 1873 he was appointed to Eutingen . In 1878 he moved to Kleinkems and was pastor there until 1885. During this time he started to write poetry. From 1888 to 1893 he was pastor in Laufen , after which he retired. Until his death he stayed in the cities of Lahr and Dinglingen.

Commemoration

On May 2, 1937, a memorial stone for Albrecht was erected at the rectory in Kleinkems. It bears the inscription "Hermann Albrecht lived in this house from 1878 to 1885, the narrator of the Markgräflerland ". On May 3, 1964, a new evangelical parish hall was built in Kleinkems; it bears the title “Hermann-Albrecht-Haus”.

Works

• The fall of Jerusalem (1868)
• Brother Ludwig, the Wasgauer (1872)
• The Swedish Squire (1873)
• King Eoban (1875); historical comedy about the humanist Helius Eobanus Hessus digitized
• The Preceptor Vicari (1881/82)
• To the new land (1890)
• Lever biography (1905)
• Anno ninety-six (1905)
• Des Margrave Leibmedicus - Tale from the days of the Turks Louis , new edition of the first edition from 1882, Verlag Friedrich Resin, Weil am Rhein 1984; ISBN 3-923066-11-2
• Die Häfnetjungfer , reprint of the second edition published in 1921 by Verlag Gutsch, Karlsruhe, Verlag Friedrich Resin, Weil am Rhein 1985; ISBN 3-923066-13-9

literature

• Bruno Richard Rabus: Anton Hermann Albrecht (1835–1906) , In: Das Markgräflerland, Volume 1/2000, pp. 93–99 Digitized by the Freiburg University Library
• WE Oeftering: Anton Hermann Albrecht , In: Badische Biographien : VI. Part: 1901–1910, edited by A. Krieger and K. Obser; on behalf of the Baden Historical Commission, Heidelberg, 1935, pp. 232–239 ( digitized version )
• Karl Seith : The unveiling of the Hermann Albrecht tablet in Kleinkems. In: Das Markgräflerland , volume 3/4 1937, pp. 112–113 digitized version of the Freiburg University Library
• Anton Hermann Albrecht, the pastor poet, to his friend, Pastor Georg Längin in Karlsruhe. In: Das Markgräflerland , volume 3/4 1937, pp. 113–115 digitized version of the Freiburg University Library
• Karl Herbster : Hermann Albrecht. An obituary for his 100th birthday. In: Das Markgräflerland , issue 1/1936, pp. 17–20 digitized version of the Freiburg University Library
• Karl Herbster: memorial plaque for Hermann Albrecht. In: Das Markgräflerland , issue 2/1936, p. 35 digitized version of Freiburg University Library

Web links

• Literature by and about Anton Hermann Albrecht in the catalog of the German National Library
• Regional information system for Baden-Württemberg (LeoBW): Albrecht Anton Hermann - Brief Biographical Information
• bz: A memory of Hermann Albrecht. The parish celebrates the 50th anniversary of its parish hall in Kleinkems. In: Badische Zeitung of February 28, 2015; Retrieved November 26, 2016