Christian Gottlob Hempel
Christian Gottlob Hempel (born November 1748 in Horburg ; died February 11, 1824 in Leipzig ) was a German theologian, philologist, song poet, playwright and author of satirical and contemporary writings.
Life
Hempel studied theology in Leipzig and graduated in 1772 with the master's degree . He lived as a private scholar in Leipzig until his death . Nothing is known about his further living conditions.
His mostly anonymously published writings include epistles and sacred songs, a comedy directed against Basedow's philanthropinism ( Der Lehrmeister nach der Mode 1778), depictions of Pestalozzi's teachings , a critical work in which he deals with the moral decline of the nobility ( Kurzer Outline of the newest European memorabilia 1788 f.) And several theological, especially anti-Catholic writings.
As an example of Hempel's satirical and cultural-critical poems, the poem Der Held :
Is it not the hero's greatest glory,
To defeat men with murderous methods?
But some of them deal with murder and manslaughter,
and they don't usually bring it up.
He is punished and called stupid.
Do not ask why?
He has no privilege.
Works
- Epigrammatic poems. Leipzig 1776, digitized .
- Try poems. First collection. Bützow & Wismar 1777, digitized version (improved edition of the epigrammatic poems ).
- Try poems. Second collection. Bützow & Wismar 1777, digitized .
- The master of fashion. A comedy in verse against B *** [Basedow] and other newer educators. Schleitz 1778.
- The noble friends. A play in four acts. Leipzig 1879, digitized version (attribution uncertain).
- Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia. A musical drama in 5 acts. Haug, Leipzig 1780. ( digitized version )
- Two satyrs on taste and the goddess of justice. Bremen 1782.
- About the evil spirits and magic, to Mr. M. Haubold. A missive. Sorau 1783.
- Contribution to the correct explanation of cryptopelagianism, as well as the now so common words tolerance, philanthropy, philanthropy ... Dessau & Leipzig 1783.
- A brief outline of new European memorabilia relating to politics, religion, customs, taste and literature. 2 vols. Berlin 1788 f.
- The rights of a German emperor or king of Italy over the pope and over Rome, proven from authentic documents and the irreproachable evidence of antiquity. Leipzig 1789.
- Wisps and their errors, or errors, to which a false modesty and indulgence might lead the teachers of Christianity. Koethen 1790.
- About the folly of my contemporaries. Bachmann and Gundermann, Hamburg 1792. ( digitized version )
- Spiritual folk songs based on church melodies. Grieshammer, Leipzig 1795. ( digitized 1st collection )
- Conversations in the realm of spirits, mainly on theological subjects. Juhr, Ratibor 1802.
- What is meant by belief in Christ at the beginning of the nineteenth century? And what is the teaching of Scripture about it? Kummer, Leipzig 1802.
- Required relief from the heart in two letters to the Jena reviewers ... Leipzig 1803.
- Pestalozzi's doctrine of man, drawn from his research into the course of nature in the development of the human race and processed in catechetical and dialogical form with mixed in critical comments. Leipzig 1803.
- Pestalozzi's doctrine of religion, taken from his writings. Leipzig 1804.
- Napoleon Bonaparte, or the life and hero story of the former Emperor of France and King of Italy ... described poetically in a series of bard chants. Cnobloch, Leipzig 1815.
- New spiritual songs. Leipzig 1817.
- About the so-called dog strike. A contribution to the advancement of spiritual education and the divine feeling with regard to our animal fellow creatures. Leipzig 1819.
- translation
- Daniel Derodon: tomb of the mass, or rational and written refutation of the papal mass offerings. From the French by D. Derodon. Leipzig 1808.
literature
- Karl Goedeke , Edmund Goetze: Outline of the history of German poetry from the sources. 3. Edition. Ehlermann, Leipzig 1916, Vol. 4, Section 1. p. 114 . 2nd edition 1900, vol. 7, p. 266 f. 1913, Vol. 10, p. 550 .
- Matthias Luserke-Jaqui : Hempel, Christian Gottlob. In: Wilhelm Kühlmann (Ed.): Killy Literature Lexicon . Authors and works from the German-speaking cultural area. 2., completely revised Ed. De Gruyter, Berlin 2009, vol. 5, p. 259 f.
Web links
- Literature by and about Christian Gottlob Hempel in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hempel: Attempts in epic poems. First collection. Bützow & Wismar 1777, p. 12 .
- ↑ Daniel Derodon (1600? -1664), Calvinist theologian and philosopher.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hempel, Christian Gottlob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1748 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Horburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 11, 1824 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |