Gottfried Wilhelm Bueren
Gottfried Wilhelm Bueren (* 1801 in Papenburg , † 1859 in Meppen ) was the German town councilor of Emden . However, he became known as a song writer.
Life
Born as the son of the judge Bernhard Gottfried Bueren , he attended the universities of Münster and Göttingen . There he became a member of Frisia Göttingen in 1817 and later of the Göttingen fraternity of Westfalia . In autumn 1820 he received his doctorate in law and came to Emden that same year as city secretary . In 1838 he was appointed city syndic . For the freedom movement of 1848 he was passionate about word, deed and writing. He was elected as a deputy to the state assembly in Hanover .
At the beginning of the 1850s, Bueren left Emden and moved to Meppen , where he worked as a senior judge until his death in 1859. He was married twice and had four children.
His songs and poems - he also wrote in Low German - made him widely known. A street in Emden has been named after him.
Works
Poems . Rakebrand, Emden 1843.
literature
- Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume 1: Politicians. Sub-Volume 1: A-E. Winter, Heidelberg 1996, ISBN 3-8253-0339-X , p. 151.
- Josef Gertken: Bueren, Godfried. In: Emsland history. Vol. 6, 1997, ISSN 0947-8582 , pp. 167-172.
Web links
- Gottfried Wilhelm Bueren in the Lexicon of Westphalian Authors
- Gottfried Wilhelm Bueren in the Low German Bibliography and Biography (PBuB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bueren, Gottfried Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bueren, Godfried Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | City General Counsel of Emden |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1801 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Papenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1859 |
| Place of death | Meppen |