Ludwig Friedrich Hudemann

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Ludwig Friedrich Hudemann (born September 3, 1703 Friedrichstadt an der Eider , † February 16, 1770 in Hennstedt (Dithmarschen) ) was a German poet. He wrote heroic poems and tragedies.

Life

After attending high school in Hamburg, he studied law in Halle and Leipzig. In Kiel he received his doctorate in 1730. jur. After traveling to Holland and France, he settled in Hennstedt in Dithmarschen and married. He lived here until his death. Hudemann initially wrote religious heroic poems and tragedies. In 1751 he translated Jean Racine's Phaedra and in 1753 Isabel and Athalia by Pierre Corneille . He was a member of the German society in Leipzig, Greifswald and Göttingen.

Works (selection)

  • “Harmonious amusements of the spirit in poetic reflections and songs”, three parts 1746–49 * “The generous Frederick III, King of Denmark, a hero poem”, 1750.
  • "Diocletian, a tragedy", 1750
  • "Jesabel, an original piece", 1753
  • "The Fratricide of Cain, a Tragedy", 1754
  • “Lucifer, an Epic Poem”, 1765
  • “The Risen Messiah, an Epic Poem”, 1767
  • "Iphigenia and Jephta, 2 tragedies", 1767

literature

personal data
SURNAME Hudemann, Ludwig Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German poet
DATE OF BIRTH September 3, 1703
PLACE OF BIRTH Friedrichstadt
DATE OF DEATH February 16, 1770
Place of death Hennstedt (Dithmarschen)