Jacob Immanuel Pyra
Jacob Immanuel Pyra (* 25. July 1715 in Cottbus ; † 14. July 1744 in Berlin ) was a German poet of the Enlightenment . Pyra became known among other things for his pamphlets directed against Johann Christoph Gottsched . In his poems he can be assigned to sensitivity .
From 1734 to 1738 Pyra studied theology in Halle . In addition, he worked as a private tutor and founded an association for the promotion of the German language and was a co-founder of the first Halle poet group . In 1742 he became vice-principal at the Köllnisches Gymnasium in Berlin.
Works
- Prove that the Gottschedian sect spoils the taste (1743)
- Continuation of the demonstration that the Gottschedian sect spoils the taste (1744)
- Thirsi's and Damon's friendly songs (poems)
literature
- Gustav Waniek: Immanuel Pyra and his influence on German literature in the eighteenth century. Leipzig 1882 ( online - Internet Archive )
- Erich Schmidt : Pyra, Jacob Immanuel . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 26, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, pp. 784-787.
- Carsten Cell: Pyra, Immanuel Jacob. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-428-11202-4 , p. 25 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Jakob Immanuel Pyra in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by Jakob Immanuel Pyra at Zeno.org .
- Jakob Immanuel Pyra in the Internet Archive
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pyra, Jakob Immanuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1715 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | cottbus |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 1744 |
| Place of death | Berlin |