Georg von Dyherrn
Georg Freiherr von Dyherrn (also Georg von Dyhrn ; born January 1, 1848 in Glogau , † December 27, 1878 in Rothenburg an der Oder ) was a German poet and novelist .
Family and studies
Dyherrn came from the Silesian noble family of barons and counts of Dyhrn . His parents were Heinrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Dyherrn and Baroness Henrietta, born. Huffnagel. He was not married and had no offspring.
Dyherrn studied in Wroclaw theology , then went to law over, but abdicated due to illness of a legal career and devoted himself to literary career. He died in Rothenburg on December 27, 1878. In 1875 he converted to the Catholic Church.
Works (selection)
- In a quiet hour , poems (Berlin 1870)
- A bay leaf for the emperor's son , Zeitgeichte (Breslau 1871)
- Miniatures. Songs to Compose (Breslau 1873)
- Seaweed and seaweed. Collected from the flood of life (Leipzig 1876)
From his estate published among others
- On the high tide (Breslau 1880)
- Out of society (Breslau 1880)
- Pictures and sketches from Oberammergau ... (Breslau 1881)
- Ups and downs (Freiburg 1881, 2 vols.)
- From a clear Born (Freiburg 1882)
His collected works comprise 6 volumes (Freiburg 1879–82).
Settings of Dyherrn's works
Erik Meyer-Helmund set one of Dyherrn's most famous poems, The Magic Song, to music as a song for soprano / tenor with piano accompaniment in 1886 . Various recordings of this work are available from the first half of the 20th century, including those with Lotte Lehmann , Joseph Schmidt , Elisabeth Schumann , Franz Völker and Richard Tauber .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dyherrn, Georg von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dyherrn, Georg Freiherr von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glogau |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 1878 |
| Place of death | Rothenburg on the Oder |