Johann Dieterich Leyding
Johann Dieterich Leyding (born April 5, 1721 in Verden ; died February 20, 1781 in Hamburg ) was a German fabulous poet, poet and journalist .
Life
Little is known of Leyding's life. He probably came to Hamburg around 1750, lived as a private scholar and married Maria Elisabeth Meyer on January 2, 1770. He is said to have been the head of a private educational institution for several years. As a writer, he published several volumes of poems, epigrams and fables as well as religious edification poetry. He was also the editor of a number of magazines.
Works
- Songs and joke poems. Iversen, Altona and Leipzig 1757.
- Odes and songs with their own melodies. Altona 1757.
- Fables, short stories, epigrammatic and other little poems. Hamburg 1765.
- The lonely. Hamburg 1766.
- Christian parents Christmas and New Year gift to good and beloved children. 1774.
- For home devotion for Christians [...]. 6 parts. Hamburg 1776.
Published magazines and periodicals:
- together with Johann Friedrich Löwen and Johanne Charlotte Unzer : Hamburg contributions to the works of wit and morality. 1753-1755.
- The beehive. A moral script dedicated to religion, reason and virtue. Spierings, Hamburg 1755 ff., ZDB -ID 44974-x . Fourth, improved and enlarged edition 1765/1766.
- New non-profit magazine for the friends of useful and beautiful sciences and arts. Hamburg 1760 f.
- The picker, or the core of the best moral weeklies of recent times. Pieces 1–31, Berlin 1764.
- The new beehive. A moral step dedicated to religion, reason and virtue. Brandt, Hamburg 1764-1768, ZDB -ID 984403-x .
- Reference library for children and young people: for spreading religion, virtue, truth, morals, taste and wit. 2 parts. Hamburg 1770. 2., verb. and increased edition 3 parts. Korten, Flensburg 1777–1779.
- Minerva and the Graces. A weekly journal. o. O. 1774.
- Hamburgische Gartenbibliothek, in which physical, moral, historical, satyrical and poetic writings [...] can be found. Hamburg 1775 f.
literature
- Alfred Anger: Leyding, Johann Dietrich. In: Walther Killy (Ed.): Literaturlexikon . Vol. 7 Bertelsmann-Lexikon-Verlag, Gütersloh & Munich 1990, p. 260.
- Jakob Franck : Leyding, Johann Dietrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 517 f.
- Karl Goedeke , Edmund Goetze: Outline of the history of German poetry from the sources. 3. Edition. Ehlermann, Leipzig 1916, Vol. 4, Section 1. p. 95 .
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Leyding, Johann Dieterich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leyding, Johann Dietrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German fabulous poet, poet and publicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1721 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Verden (Aller) |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 20, 1781 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |