Karl Tannen
Karl Tannen ( pseudonym Karl Eichwald) (born July 27, 1827 in Leer , † August 13, 1904 in Bremen ) was a German publisher and writer .
biography
Karl Heinrich Theodor Tannen was the son of a ship's captain. He attended school in Leer in East Friesland and trained as a bookseller for four years. He then worked in his profession in Aurich . In 1851 he moved to Bremerhaven . He is said to have been suspected of being a revolutionary there. Around 1852 he went to Bremen and worked in the Küthmann bookstore. In 1865 he acquired the license for a publishing house in Bremen and in 1878 he gave up the publishing house. He then worked as a book auctioneer and book taxator. Tannen - a sociable person - often recited Low German poems and stories.
He was married twice without children.
His work
Between 1848 and 1850 he published two collections of high German poetry. His first works in the Low German language followed in 1856 . He wrote many works under the pseudonym Karl Eichwald , including the Low German proverbs . In 1861 he translated the Reinke Voss into the Low German language. He reissued several older Low German books. In 1873 his publishing house published a commemorative publication on Mayor Johann Smidt and, from 1873 to 1878, the Bremer Bilderbogen with his texts and drawings by Christian Iwan Töbelmann. In 1878, Tannen Wagenfeld published Bremen's folk tales .
Honors
The Royal Vlaamsche Academie voor Taalkunde te Gent made him an honorary member in 1896.
Works
- Low German proverbs and sayings as Karl Eichwald. Hübner and Tannen, Leipzig and Bremen, 1st to 4th edition 1860, 1863, 1868 and 1870.
- Reineke Voss . Strack, Bremen 1861.
- Cumpelmenteerbook from 1572 by Karl Eichwald. Fir trees, Bremen 1870.
- Bremer Schwank and Sage in words and pictures for young and old . Ed .: Tannen, Bremen 1876.
- Bremen picture sheet . Tannen, Druck Büsenschütt, Bremen 1873 to 1878.
- Uut'n Flikken Büdel: Rymels and Vertellsels as Karl Eichwald. Tannen, Bremen 1875 and 1876
- He socht syn Swyn as Karl Eichwald. Läuschen, Bremen 1878
- Tobacco Monopoly as Karl Eichwald. Hamburg 1878.
- De drowsy Hinrich a's tug before judgment . Bremen 1883
- Seals un Spreekwoorden up syn Moermerlander Oostvrees. Neemann, Leer 1892.
- Low German main and hero book . Hampe, Bremen 1894.
literature
- Herbert Black Forest : The Great Bremen Lexicon . 2nd, updated, revised and expanded edition. Edition Temmen , Bremen 2003, ISBN 3-86108-693-X .
- Conrad Borchling : Karl Tannen . In: Yearbook of the Association for Low German Language Research , 1902.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Firs, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eichwald, Karl (pseudonym); Tannen, Karl Heinrich Theodor (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German publisher and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Empty |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 13, 1904 |
| Place of death | Bremen |