Hermann Hölty
Hermann Hölty (born November 4, 1828 in Uelzen , † August 15, 1897 in Bad Rehburg ) was a German Lutheran clergyman and poet.
Hermann Hölty, great-nephew of Ludwig Hölty , studied Protestant theology in Göttingen from 1849 , then held pastoral positions in Hoyershausen near Alfeld and in Holtensen near Hanover and worked as a pastor at St. John's Church in Hanover from 1863 until he retired in 1882 .
He published the poetry collections:
- Songs and Ballads (Hamburg)
- Baltic Sea Pictures and Ballads (Kiel 1863)
- Alpine magic and Italian structures (Braunschweig 1867)
- Pictures and ballads (2nd edition, Hanover)
- From the world of German gods , ballads (1877)
the dramas:
- The vow (Kiel 1862, 2nd edition 1865)
- King Saul (Hanover 1865)
- Lonoda (Hanover 1882)
- Complete seals (Hanover 1882)
literature
- Martin Tamcke : Hölty, Hermann August Wilhelm. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 18, Bautz, Herzberg 2001, ISBN 3-88309-086-7 , Sp. 656-658.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hölty, Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lutheran clergyman and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1828 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Uelzen |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 15, 1897 |
| Place of death | Bad Rehburg |