Christian Samuel Schier

Christian Samuel Schier (also Samuel Schier ; born March 31, 1791 in Erfurt , † December 4, 1824 in Cologne ) was a German poet and private scholar .

Life

Grave in Melaten cemetery

Schier was born as a craftsman's son in Erfurt. After serving in the military as a lieutenant in the wars of liberation , he went to the University of Jena . There he became an enthusiastic fraternity and took up his writing activity. Probably in Jena he became a Dr. phil. PhD . He was a participant in the Wartburg Festival , but in 1817 he felt so unsafe in Germany that he decided to flee to New York City in the USA . The musically gifted Schier, who was trained as a choirboy and could play the harp , among other things , had the opportunity to earn a living there through his entertainment skills.

Schier returned to Germany in 1820 and settled in Cologne as a private scholar. He was again known for his entertainment and sociability, but also for the redesign of the Cologne Carnival . He fell ill shortly after his return and died in 1824. He was buried in the Melaten cemetery (lit. B no. 210). The poet friend Wilhelm Smets gave the funeral speech.

Publications (selection)

• Erfurt's origins. A Thuringian fatherland poem in 2 songs , 1813.
• The fishermen. Novel. 1813.
• Johannes Huss. Dramatic painting in 5 acts , 1819.
• Raphael Mengs or the artist's love. Drama in 2 acts , 1822.
• The power of madness or the two Diaz. Tragedy , 1824.
• The Arts Morgenröthe , 1824.

literature

• Robert Boxberger :  Schier, Christian Samuel . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 31, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1890, p. 184.
• Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff : Encyclopedia of German National Literature, or biographical-critical lexicon of German poets and prose writers since the earliest times; together with samples from her works , Volumes 5–6, Wigand, Leipzig 1840, p. 398.

Web links

• Works by and about Christian Samuel Schier  in the German Digital Library