Michel Lentz
Michel Lentz (born May 21, 1820 in Luxembourg City , † September 8, 1893 ibid) was a Luxembourg civil servant, writer and poet. As the lyricist of the Luxembourg national anthem Ons Heemecht , he was referred to as a national poet.
Life
Michel Lentz was born the son of master baker Jean-Pierre Lentz and his wife Marguerite Spresser in Luxembourg City. After primary school, Lentz went to the Lyceum, which he graduated from high school in 1840. After studying philology for a year at the Université Libre in Brussels , he joined the government's State Secretariat at the end of 1842. On September 10, 1851, Lentz married his wife Jeanne Reuter, with whom he had three children: Mathilde, Elise and Pierre-Mathis-Edmond. The latter died in 1899.
Until his retirement in 1892 he made a career with the state. On September 8, 1893, Michel Lentz died, who at that time was almost completely blind. On September 10, Lentz received a state funeral, at which Minister of State Paul Eyschen personally gave the funeral speech.
Michel Lentz is buried in the Liebfrauenfriedhof in Limpertsberg . After the death of Edmond de la Fontaine , another well-known Luxembourg writer and poet, a monument with the title Dicks-Lentz-Monument was erected in 1903 , which is located next to the Place d'Armes in Luxembourg City.
Works
Michel Lentz was an ardent patriot , which is also evident from his works.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lentz, Michel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Luxembourg civil servant, writer and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1820 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luxembourg city |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 8, 1893 |
| Place of death | Luxembourg city |