Georg Scherer (philologist)

Georg Scherer

Georg Scherer (born March 16, 1824 (Scherer himself stated his year of birth as 1828) in Dennenlohe , today Unterschwaningen , district of Ansbach ; † September 20, 1909 in Eglfing , Upper Bavaria ) was a German writer and editor of folk songs, fables, sayings and Puzzle.

life and work

Georg Scherer studied philosophy and philology in Munich. He received his doctorate in 1857 in Tübingen as Dr. phil. and completed his habilitation in literature and art history at the Stuttgart Polytechnic in 1864 . In 1875 he became professor and librarian at the Royal Art School there . He was a highly valued poet and collector during his lifetime. Its main importance lies in folk song research and the publication of important collections and illustrated children's books. In 1849 he edited the collection of old and new children's songs for the Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig with the help of artists such as Moritz von Schwind , Ludwig Richter , Wilhelm von Kaulbach and Franz von Pocci . He exchanged letters with Eduard Mörike and Theodor Storm . From 1881 he lived as a freelance writer in Munich. In old age he fell ill with dementia and died in 1909 in the Eglfing insane asylum near Munich.

Works

Old and new children's songs, fables, sayings and riddles. Leipzig 1849 ( digitized ). Reprint: Harenberg, Dortmund 1978, ISBN 3-921846-65-X .
German folk songs. Leipzig 1851 ( digitized ; digitized ).
German poet forest. Lyric anthology. Illustrated by Kaspar Kögler . Hallberger, Stuttgart 1853 ( digitized version ). Reprint: Melchior, Wolfenbüttel 2007, ISBN 978-3-939791-16-4 .
The most beautiful German folk songs with their peculiar ways of singing . Scherer, Stuttgart 1863 ( digitized version ).
Illustrated German children's book. 2nd volumes. Leipzig 1863.
(with Franz Lipperheide :) Die Wacht am Rhein, the German folk and soldier song of 1870: with portraits, facsimiles, music supplements, translations, etc. Lipperheide, Berlin 1871 ( digitized version ).
Fountain of youth. The most beautiful German folk songs. Hertz, Berlin 1875 ( archive.org ).
The most beautiful German folk songs with pictures and ways of singing. Illustrated by Ferdinand Rothbart . Leipzig 1875. Reprint: Harenberg, Dortmund 1978, ISBN 3-921846-47-1 .
Folk life in songs. 4 volumes:
1. From the youth. Leipzig 1875 ( digitized from Wikimedia Commons , PDF, 92 MB).
2. German style and custom. Leipzig 1876.
3. From popular life. Leipzig 1877 ( digitized from Wikimedia Commons , PDF, 82 MB).
4. From poetry and legend. Leipzig 1878.
Poems. Illustrated by Paul Thumann . Leipzig 1880 ( digitized version of the 4th increased edition 1894 - Internet Archive ).
The song of the Magdalen wine. Bolzano 1888.
Puzzle book for young and old. Munich 1900 ( digital version of the 8th edition 1910).

literature

Ingrid Bigler: Scherer, Georg. In: Wilhelm Kosch (Ed.): German Literature Lexicon . 3. Edition. Volume 14. Franke, Bern 1992, ISBN 3-317-01649-3 , Sp. 452-453 ( online via de Gruyter online).
Hubert Göbels : Old and new children's songs. A study about Georg Scherer and his work. Epilogue to: Old and new children's songs, fables, sayings and riddles (reprint). Harenberg, Dortmund 1978, ISBN 3-921846-65-X . Printed in: Alfred Clemens Baumgärtner (Ed.): Approaches to historical research on books for children and young people. Burgbücherei Schneider, Baltmannsweiler 1980, ISBN 3-87116-603-0 , pp. 81–98.
Walter Hettche: Wilhelm Raabe's correspondence with Georg Scherer . In: Yearbook of the Raabe Society 1990, pp. 77–129.
Paul Heyse : The literary Munich. 25 portrait sketches. 1899 ( online at lexikus.de)
Hyacinth Holland : Scherer, Georg, Dr. In: Anton Bettelheim (Hrsg.): Biographisches Jahrbuch and Deutscher Nekrolog. Volume 14, 1909. Reimer, Berlin 1912, pp. 179-181 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Franz Stuckert (ed.): Theodor Storm, letters to Georg Scherer and Detlev von Liliencron. In: Writings of the Theodor Storm Society. Volume 3, 1954, pp. 15-59.

Web links

Wikisource: Georg Scherer - Sources and full texts

Commons : Georg Scherer - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Literature by and about Georg Scherer in the catalog of the German National Library
Works by and about Georg Scherer in the German Digital Library
Entry on Georg Scherer in Kalliope
Georg Scherer in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
Georg Scherer in the Carl Maria von Weber Complete Edition
The estate in the Bavarian State Library

Individual evidence

↑ Entry on Georg Scherer in Kalliope
^ ^A ^b Franz Stuckert (ed.): Theodor Storm, letters to Georg Scherer and Detlev von Liliencron. In: Writings of the Theodor Storm Society. Volume 3, 1954, pp. 15-59.
^ ^A ^b Hyacinth Holland : Scherer, Georg, Dr. In: Anton Bettelheim (Hrsg.): Biographisches Jahrbuch and Deutscher Nekrolog. Volume 14, 1909. Reimer, Berlin 1912, pp. 179-181 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
↑ Hans-Ulrich Simon (Ed.): Eduard Mörike. Works and letters. Volume 9.3: Editing of other works. Critical advice to individual authors. Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-608-33093-9 , pp. 453 ff. And other. ( limited preview in Google Book search).

personal data
SURNAME	Scherer, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German writer and editor of folk songs, fables, sayings and riddles
DATE OF BIRTH	March 16, 1824
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dennenlohe
DATE OF DEATH	September 20, 1909
Place of death	Eglfing

[1] Entry on Georg Scherer in Kalliope

[Stuckert-2] A ^b Franz Stuckert (ed.): Theodor Storm, letters to Georg Scherer and Detlev von Liliencron. In: Writings of the Theodor Storm Society. Volume 3, 1954, pp. 15-59.

[Holland-3] A ^b Hyacinth Holland : Scherer, Georg, Dr. In: Anton Bettelheim (Hrsg.): Biographisches Jahrbuch and Deutscher Nekrolog. Volume 14, 1909. Reimer, Berlin 1912, pp. 179-181 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

[4] Hans-Ulrich Simon (Ed.): Eduard Mörike. Works and letters. Volume 9.3: Editing of other works. Critical advice to individual authors. Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-608-33093-9 , pp. 453 ff. And other. ( limited preview in Google Book search).