Christian Friedrich stamp
Christian Friedrich Stempel ( Sorbian Kito Fryco Stempel ; born November 29, 1787 in Groß Partwitz , Oberlausitz , † April 2, 1867 in Lübbenau ) was a Sorbian pastor and poet.
Life
He attended the Bautzen grammar school until Easter 1807 , studied theology in Leipzig and on September 7, 1807, together with other Lusatian students, founded the Corps Lusatia Leipzig . In 1809 he joined the Wendish Preacher Society . After the theological exam (1810), he worked as a private tutor for three years . Since 1813 pastor in Greifenhain , he became pastor in 1823 and in 1853 senior pastor at the Sankt Nikolai Church (Lübbenau) . He campaigned for the preservation of the Sorbian people. He wrote down Sorbian sagas, fables and fairy tales , translated Greek literature into Lower Sorbian and wrote poems in this language himself. Stempel is a well-known representative of Sorbian literature in the Vormärz .
Works
- How the Lusatia was founded in Leipzig; written down as faithfully and truthfully as possible from memory after 40 years , handwritten original from December 1, 1848 in the archive of the Corps Lusatia Leipzig.
literature
- Jan Šołta, Hartmut Zwahr : History of the Sorbs Vol. 2, Bautzen 1974
- Kito Lorenc (ed.): Sorbisches Lesebuch / Serbska čitanka , Leipzig 1981 with curriculum vitae and several poems.
Web links
- Literature by and about Christian Friedrich Stempel in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kösener corps lists 1910, 149 , 3
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stamp, Christian Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stamp, Kito Fryco (Sorbian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lower Sorbian pastor and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1787 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gross Partwitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 2, 1867 |
| Place of death | Luebbenau |