Johann Beyer (poet)

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Johann Beyer (born December 9, 1861 in Bremen ; † December 19, 1923 there ) was a German poet and teacher . His poem Sunnerklaus , written in the Low German language , found popular distribution in northern Germany , often only under the title of his first verse Kiek ins, wat lett de Himmel so rot! is known.

Live and act

After completing school in Bremen, Johann Beyer attended the teachers' college in his hometown. He then worked as a teacher in Bremen and worked as a schoolmaster until the end of his life.

Of the poems he wrote in Bremen dialect, Kiek ins, wat lett de Himmel so rot! greater popularity in northern Germany.

Works

  • Pictures from the history of Bremen in the 19th century. Schünemann, Bremen 1903.
  • Poems. Leuwer, Bremen 1913.
  • Kiek ins, wat lett de sky so red! In: Northeim database of German poems.
  • A. Jordan (composition), Johann Beyer (text): Home: I stand at the window (= Oldenburg choir sheets. No. 7). Janßen, Delmenhorst 1955.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Gundel Paulsen: Johann Beyer. In: Christmas stories from Bremen. Husum Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft, Husum 1977, ISBN 3-88042-042-4 , p. 88.
  2. ↑ Kiek ins, wat lett de sky so red! In: Northeim database of German poems.
  3. ↑ a b Plattwort ins . In: The world . December 12, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Beyer, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German poet and teacher
DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH Bremen
DATE OF DEATH December 19, 1923
Place of death Bremen