August Zarnack
Joachim August Christian Zarnack (born September 21, 1777 in Mehmke ; † June 11, 1827 in Potsdam ) was a German preacher , educator and folk song collector .
life and work
After studying theology in Halle (Saale) , Zarnack became a preacher and teacher at the secondary school for girls in Beeskow . In 1815 Zarnack was appointed director of education of the “ Great Orphanage in Potsdam ” (formerly “Royal Potsdam's Great Military Orphanage and its Girls' House at Pretzsch Castle ”). In 1822 he was involved in a scandal and temporarily suspended.
In 1819/20 Zarnack wrote the tragic love song O Tannenbaum based on the Silesian folk song Ach Tannenbaum from the 16th century , the first stanza of which was adopted by Ernst Anschütz in 1824 in the Christmas song O Tannenbaum .
Works
- German Folk Songs Volume I, Berlin 1818 ( digitized version ); Volume II, Berlin 1820 ( digitized version )
- Weisenbuch on folk songs for elementary schools , 2 volumes 1819/20 ( digitized in the Google book search)
- Edited German proverbs for mind exercises for schools . Maurer, Berlin 1820 ( digitized edition of the University and State Library Düsseldorf )
- Aehrenkranz of German folk fairy tales . Mittler, Berlin / Posen / Bromberg 1828 ( digitized in the Google book search)
- numerous educational writings and collections of songs
- Songs
- I dreamed this night
- O Christmas tree (template of the Christmas carol O Christmas tree )
literature
- Ernst Block: Joachim August Christian Zarnack (1776 to 1827). From pastor's son to educational director of a military orphanage (Part 95 of Important People from the Altmark ). In: Salzwedeler Volksstimme. Die Zeitung für die Altmark , No. 161, Thursday, July 14, 2005, Part IV, p. 2.
- Fritz Jonas : Zarnack, August . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 44, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1898, p. 699 f.
- Christian Wilhelm Spieker: The life of Joachim Aug. Christ. Zarnacks, former director of the large military orphanage in Potsdam. Tempel, Frankfurt ad Oder 1830 ( digitized in the Google book search).
Web links
- Literature by and about August Zarnack in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about August Zarnack in the German Digital Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Foundation “Great Orphanage” - History 1815–1918 ( Memento from July 31, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zarnack, August |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zarnack, Joachim August Christian (full name); Zarnack, Joachim August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian, pedagogue, poet and folk song collector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1777 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mehmke |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 11, 1827 |
| Place of death | Potsdam |