Johann Westermann (poet)
Johann Westermann (* 1741 in Hofgeismar ; † 1784 in Bremen ) was a German poet of Baroque .
Life
He was the son of a Reformed pastor . Johann Westermann studied theology in Marburg . Afterwards he was the school director in Leer in East Frisia for some time . He came to Bremen as a candidate for the reformed church and school authorities of the spiritual ministry . In 1765, the poet published in his collection The Very New Sonnets as the first lyric poet since the Baroque era to re- publish sonnets in traditional Alexandrians . Johann Westermann died in Bremen in 1784.
literature
- Walther Killy , Rudolf Vierhaus (ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia . KG Saur, Munich, 1998, p. 426, ISBN 3-598-23160-1
Individual proof
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Westermann, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lyric poet of the baroque |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1741 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hofgeismar |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1784 |
| Place of death | Bremen |