Johann Matthias Firmenich-Richartz
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Johann Matthias Firmenich-Richartz (born June 5, 1808 in Cologne ; † May 10, 1889 in Potsdam ) was a Germanist and poet .
Life
Firmenich attended the Karmeliter-Gymnasium in Cologne, then the universities of Bonn and Munich , where he received his doctorate . From an early age he showed an unusual talent for languages and a special inclination for everything popular. Applauded his in were already by Cologne dialect sealed folk songs as well as some written for the Mardi Gras celebration comedies (eg. De Köllsche in Paris included); However, the legend of Mrs. Richmod in Cologne on the Rhine , which he edited, caused a stir .
After completing his academic studies in Bonn and Munich, he stayed in Rome for two years , then went to France and Belgium and, on his return, published the romantic tragedy Clotilda Montaleri , which was performed several times. Another dramatic work is the comedy After a Hundred Years .
A collection of his songs and other poems in High German, English, modern Greek and other languages has not appeared. Firmenich lived in Berlin from 1839, where he edited a collection of modern Greek folk songs with translation (Berlin 1840, 2nd part 1867). But he earned the greatest merit through the national work of Germaniens Völkerstimmen: Sammlung d. German dialects in poems, legends, fairy tales, folk songs .
Since his uncle , the millionaire Johann Heinrich Richartz , who died in Cologne in 1861 , made him a universal heir, he took up residence in Cologne in accordance with the will.
After a long illness, Firmenich died on May 10, 1889 in Potsdam and was buried in the Poppelsberg cemetery in Bonn .
Other works
- Tragudia rhōmaika . Modern Greek folk songs: original and translation; in combination with the ancient Greek folk songs we have kept. Beröin, 2 volumes.
- Clotilda Montaleri. Romantic tragedy in 5 acts . Berlin 1840
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Germaniens Völkerstimmen, collection of the German dialects in poems, sagas, fairy tales, folk songs etc. Berlin 1846, 1846 a. 1854
- Germania voices. Collection of German dialects in poems, legends, fairy tales, folk songs, etc. Berlin, undated
- Folk poetry by northern and southern European peoples of ancient and modern times. Supplements to the dialects of the Gothic-Germanic peoples represented in Germania voices. Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch- und Musikhandlung 1867
- Dä Bevva un et Hänneschen from Gözenich . Fastelovendshöchgen. Cologne: Palaces 1893
biography
- Jakob Schnorrenberg: Firmenich-Richartz, Johann Matthias . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 48, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1904, p. 561 f.
Individual evidence
- ^ Adam Wrede : Neuer Kölnischer Sprachschatz , Volume KR, page 357
Web link
- Literature by and about Johann Matthias Firmenich-Richartz in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Firmenich-Richartz, Johann Matthias |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Firmenich, Johannes Matthias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Germanist and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1808 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1889 |
| Place of death | Potsdam |