Gottlieb Ernst Klausen

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Gottlieb Ernst Klausen (born September 6, 1762 in Karlum ; † January 21, 1851 in Altona ) was a Danish teacher , poet and translator .

Life and work as a teacher

Gottlieb Ernst Klausen was the son of a pastor, his brother was Henrik Georg Clausen , who later became the provost and chief preacher of the Frauenkirche in Copenhagen . He studied philology at the University of Kiel and then went to the Christianeum . Here he worked from 1786 as sub-rector, from 1789 as vice rector and in 1794 took over the offices of professor and rector. Klausen taught until he was 79. From 1829 he wore the Dannebrogden and in 1842 he was appointed to the budget.

Gottlieb Ernst Klausen married Amalie Juliane in 1805 (* 1781 in Eutin; † April 11, 1849 in Altona ), a daughter of the Kiel theologian and university professor Jacob Christoph Rudolph Eckermann . The son Rudolf Heinrich Klausen emerged from the marriage.

Acting as a poet and translator

In addition to his work as a teacher, Klausen wrote poems and speeches that were read on festive occasions. In terms of content, the works often dealt with historical events. He set many of his poems to music himself. He dedicated the poems to Johann Jakob Dusch , Paul Christian Henrici , Jacob Struve , Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock , Heinrich Wilhelm von Gerstenberg and Caspar Siegfried Gähler, among others . He wrote other poems for Christian VII and Friedrich VI. on their birthdays. On the occasion of the reopening of the Hamburg orphanage , Klausen composed a song in 1794. Friedrich Adam Hiller set another poem on the occasion of the anniversary of the "Museum" in 1801 .

Klausen was considered a staunch Dane and published an extensive book in 1817 with the title Nordic Harp Tones or Gnomish Flower Harvesting from Danish Poets . On the occasion of his 50th service anniversary in 1835 he published collected poems and lectures in bound and unbound speech . This two-volume collection included poetry as well as other poetry and speeches that he had given. Klausen also translated numerous poems from Danish into German.

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  1. ↑ Gottlieb Ernst Klausen. In: Vol. Poems. , 1835
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SURNAME Klausen, Gottlieb Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish teacher, poet and translator
DATE OF BIRTH September 6, 1762
PLACE OF BIRTH Karlum
DATE OF DEATH January 21, 1851
Place of death Altona