Gottlieb Jakob Kuhn
Gottlieb Jakob Kuhn (born October 16, 1775 in Bern , † July 23, 1849 in Burgdorf ) was a Swiss Reformed pastor and folk songwriter.
Life
From 1799 to 1806 he was vicar in Sigriswil . From 1804 to 1810 he published the Berner Hinkenden Boten , and in 1806 he became a teacher in Bern. Together with Johann Rudolf Wyss and Ludwig Meisner , he founded the folkloric almanac Alpenrosen in 1811 . In 1812 Kuhn became pastor in Rüderswil , and in 1824 he moved to the town church in Burgdorf .
Kuhn wrote numerous folk songs, mostly in Bern German and often to his own melodies, including Der Gemsjäger, Ha an em Ort es Blüemeli gseh, Der Ustig wott cho and Ach wie churzen üsi Tage . He also published theological works and conservative political pamphlets. Kuhn was one of the initiators of the first Unspunnen Festival in 1805.
His estate is in the Bern Burger Library .
Works (selection)
- Folk songs and poems, 1806 ( digitized edition Bern 1810)
- Folksongs, second edition, 1819 ( digitized version )
- The reformers of Bern in the XVI. Century . Bern 1828 ( digitized version )
- Chronicle of Burgdorf by Gottlieb Jakob Kuhn, ed. by P. Girardin, in: Burgdorfer Jahrbuch 1935
- Hikes in the Bernese Oberland 200 years ago. Travel notes by Gottlieb Jakob K., 1775–1849, ed. by T. Lindt, 1997
Release
- Kuhn, Meissner , Wyss and others: Alpenrosen - a Swiss paperback to the year 1821. Bern and Leipzig ( digitized )
literature
- Friedrich Fiala: Kuhn, Gottlieb Jakob . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 339 f.
- Ruedi Graf: Alpine roses. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Peter F. Kopp: Gottlieb Jakob Kuhn. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Anna Stüssi: Kuhn, Gottlieb Jakob. In: German Literature Lexicon . Biographical-bibliographical manual. 3rd, completely revised edition. Volume 9: Kober - Lucidarius. Edited by Heinz Rupp and Carl Ludwig Lang. Francke, Bern 1984, ISBN 3-7720-1538-7 , Sp. 683 f.
Web links
- Publications by and about Gottlieb Jakob Kuhn in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
- Works by and about Gottlieb Jakob Kuhn in the German Digital Library
- Works by Gottlieb Jakob Kuhn in the Gutenberg-DE project
- Gottlieb Jakob Kuhn on the website of the Federal Yodel Conductors and Composers Association EJDKV
- Songs by Gottlieb Jakob Kuhn
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kuhn, Gottlieb Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss pastor and folk songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1775 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 23, 1849 |
| Place of death | Burgdorf BE |