Christian Braunmann Tullin
Christian Braunmann Tullin (born September 6, 1728 in Christiania ; † January 21, 1765 in Christiania) was a Norwegian merchant, civil servant and poet.
Life
His parents were the merchant Gulbrand Hansen Tullin (1694-1742) and his wife Ragnhild Hansdatter Dehli (1695-1765). On March 27, 1760, he married Mette Kruckow (August 22, 1725–1790), daughter of the pastor Peter Kruckow (1670–1738) and his wife Magdalena Feddersen (1704–1784).
Tullin takes its name from the Tull-lien farm in Ringebu , where his father came from. He had acquired citizenship in Christiania in 1724 as a small trader and worked his way up to a wealthy merchant. He had also been a servant of the Lagmann Christian Braunmann in Kristiansand and had given his son his name. This was accepted into the cathedral school of Christiania. In 1745 he passed the examen artium at the University of Copenhagen . In 1748 he passed the theological state examination. On returning to Christiania, he soon gave up the idea of becoming a clergyman. Rather, he dealt with literature, language and law.
After the death of his father, his mother married the chief inspector at the customs office, Claus Therkelsen Koefoed. Together with this and a few others, Tullin bought a factory at Fåbro ( Lysaker ) in 1750 , which manufactured powder, starch and nails. Through his stepfather, he also came to the customs office in Christiania and became customs inspector in 1759 and customs director in 1764. In 1760 he became vice councilor and in 1763 was appointed by the king as real councilor of Christiania. His marriage to Mette Kruckow brought with it a social rise, since she was the niece of the powerful Magistrate President Nicolai Feddersen.
His rapid rise was also due to his artistic skills. He painted, made music and was best known for his poetry. He had already written cantatas for church occasions and verses for the funerary inscriptions of wealthy families early on. He had also written pastoral poetry in the best Rococo style. His wedding poem "Maidagen" caused a particular stir. The poem begins with a condemnation of the arduous city life and soulless civilization, then praises the breaking of spring in Sørkedal, and then continues with an homage to almighty divine Providence, best revealed in the forces of spring. The poem has been translated into many languages and ushered in many collections of landscape poems in Norwegian and Danish literature.
In 1760 the “Selskabet for de skiønne og nyttige Videnskabers Forfremmelse” (Society for the Promotion of Beautiful and Useful Sciences) announced a poetry competition on the subject of “Origins and Consequences of Seafaring”. Tullin won the award with a long poem in which the usual criticism of civilization was broken down to a culturally optimistic point of view. The next success came when the same society announced another poetry competition in 1763 on the subject of "Excellence in creation with regard to the order of creation and its inner connections". This new poem by Tullin, like the previous one, is also written in stylish alexandrine verses. From a broad cosmic perspective and in accordance with the optimistic philosophy of the 18th century, Tullin praises the regularity and the inner coherence of the universe. Behind it is an almighty Creator and a loving providence for his work. Both poems have also been translated into other languages.
Tullin was in very poor health. The myriad of private and public duties and his occasionally sprawling social life burned him out prematurely. He was only 36 years old when he died.
Works
- Velvety Scrifter , 3 vol. Copenhagen 1770–1773.
- Udvalgte Digte at KL Rahbek. Copenhagen 1799
- Udvalgte scrifter from F. Schaldemose, Copenhagen 1833
- Scrifter i Udvalg . Copenhagen 1897
- Christian Braunmann Tullin's velvety skrifter , 3 vol. (Scientific edition with introduction and notes by H. Noreng). 1972-1976
Remarks
- ↑ The "Examen artium" was the regular entrance examination to the university, in this case the University of Copenhagen, which required knowledge of Latin and Greek. So it corresponded to the Abitur, but was accepted by the university until 1883.
- ↑ The chief inspector supervised the payment of the mill interest.
literature
- Harald Noreng: Article “Christian Braunmann Tullin” in: Norsk biografisk leksikon , accessed on March 7, 2010.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tullin, Christian Braunmann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1728 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Christiania |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1765 |
| Place of death | Christiania |