Julius Lohmeyer

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Julius Lohmeyer

Julius Lohmeyer (born October 6, 1835 in Neisse , † May 24, 1903 in Berlin ) was a German writer .

Live and act

Lohmeyer studied natural sciences and pharmacy in Breslau and took over the management of the Royal Court Pharmacy in Elbing . He published patriotic poems in the magazine Kladderadatsch , became a permanent contributor to the paper and was a member of the management until 1873. In 1868 he moved to Berlin. In 1872 he founded the magazine Die deutsche Jugend , which was sponsored by the Prussian Ministry of Education and recommended as educationally valuable. Johannes Trojan writes :

“This youth paper, which at that time represented a completely new kind of youth literature and which has become exemplary for everything that later appeared in this field, can be seen as Lohmeyer's actual life's work. ... It was a good paper in every respect, which adults could read with interest and pleasure. It's hard to understand ... that this leaf couldn't hold up in the long run. It didn't cover the costs, and the publisher ... dropped it. "

- Obituary in Das literäre Echo 5, 1903, column 1297

The magazine existed until 1893, a popular edition under the title Deutscher Jugendschatz for boys and girls appeared in 18 volumes from 1872 to 1888. Staff members of the magazine were well-known authors such as Theodor Storm , Felix Dahn , Julius Sturm , Julius Stinde and Heinrich Seidel . In 1878 he founded the humorous magazine Schalk , which was published until 1887. Since 1898 he published the series Julius Lohmeyer's Vaterländische Jugendbücherei for boys and girls , of which 28 volumes appeared. With the aim of disseminating scientific and technical knowledge through easily understandable representations, he founded the German monthly magazine for all contemporary life in 1901 . His nationalistic ("patriotic") sentiment is clearly visible in the establishment of the Free Association for a Strong German Fleet , which was supposed to support the expansion of the German naval forces. He was particularly important and influential as a youth writer. He wrote a large number of novels, short stories and poems for the youth, some of which were illustrated by well-known artists such as Ludwig Richter , Fedor Flinzer , Oscar Pletsch , Carl Röchling and Richard Knötel . Lohmeyer was a member of the Allgemeine Deutsche Reimverein and wrote there under the pseudonym Heinrich Janke-Weimar.

Works (in selection)

  • Funny animals. A fun picture book . Published by Carl Flemming, Glogau 1880
  • Poems by an Optimist . Liebeskind, Leipzig 1885. ( digitized version )
  • Question muzzle, a picture book . Meissner, Leipzig 1885. (With Carl Röhling )
  • Funny goblin stories for the children's world . Flemming, Glogau 1885
  • The humble ones . Novellas. Reissner, Dresden and Leipzig 1893
  • Children's songs and rhymes . Funny animal stories and adventures for the small world. Greaves, Leipzig 1897
  • Humoresques . Freund & Jeckel, Berlin 1899
  • Young blood . 6 stories for the young. Union, Stuttgart 1901
  • Youth paths and wanderings . 7 stories for young people. Union, Stuttgart 1901
  • The Tierruwwelpeter . A fun book for the little people. With rhymes by Julius Lohmeyer and pictures by Fedor Flinzer . Wiskott, Breslau 1887. ( digitized version ) 5th edition Lindner, Leipzig 1910

Editing

  • A war memorial book from the Kladderadatsch . Edited by Johannes Trojan and Julius Lohmeyer. Wiskott, Breslau 1891
  • To the sea, my people! The best songs from the sea, the navy and sea poetry have been collected for home and school, patriotic associations and celebrations. Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig 1900

literature

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personal data
SURNAME Lohmeyer, Julius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH October 6, 1835
PLACE OF BIRTH Neisse
DATE OF DEATH May 24, 1903
Place of death Berlin