Johannes Reinelt

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Philo vom Walde (Johannes Reinelt)
Birthplace in Kreuzendorf
Leobschütz , memorial in honor of the local poet "Philo vom Walde"

Johannes Reinelt (born August 5, 1858 in Kreuzendorf near Leobschütz , † January 16, 1906 in Breslau ) was a German writer and Silesian dialect poet . He became known under his pseudonym Philo vom Walde .

Life

He was born on August 5, 1858, the son of the weaver and night watchman Karl Reinelt. Johannes Reinelt came from a very simple background and, according to his parents' wishes, was supposed to learn the craft of a cobbler . Since the responsible village teacher trusted him to attend a higher school, he supported and encouraged him for a few years with free private lessons.

1875, it would almost have been possible Reinelt, the Seminar of St. Anna mountain to visit, but this was by the political events of the Kulturkampf been closed shortly before. But Reinelt did find the opportunity to “study” through his teacher when he was able to attend the pedagogical seminar in Zülz . Reinelt was able to successfully complete this training in 1878.

Reinelt began to be interested in the literature of his homeland during his time at the teacher training college, and he also began to write himself. He chose the pseudonym Philo vom Walde . In addition to his literary work, Reinelt addressed the natural healing methods of the Graefenberg farmer Vincenz Prießnitz in several non-fiction books . Reinelt often commented on regional topics in the feature sections of various newspapers, including Die deutsche Volksstimme . The composer Paul Mittmann set several of Reinelt's poems to music, including Mein Schlesierland .

After a few representations and temporary positions, Reinelt advanced to become a teacher in Korkwitz in 1882. Two years later he was transferred to Neisse , and in 1902 as a senior teacher at the “Pestalozzi School” in Breslau. He died there on January 16, 1906 at the age of 47.

In 1912, the city of Wroclaw erected a monument made of Silesian marble in the ornamental facilities of the wash pond near the Pestalozzi School, where Reinelt had worked as a teacher, and depicts the poet seated in life size. The monument was destroyed after the Second World War . In 1923, a memorial was erected to Reinelt not far from his home village in the town of Leobschütz . The creator of the monuments in Breslau and Leobschütz as well as the tomb in the Breslau cemetery was his friend, the Austrian-Silesian sculptor Josef Obeth .

Works

Fiction

  • From the army! Humoresques, sketches and poems in Silesian dialect . Senff, Berlin 1883
  • The village witch. Peasant comedy with singing . Silesian VG, Breslau 1921
  • Hygienic Volksbühne. Comedy games in one act . Grieben, Leipzig 1892 (contains the one-act play Wasser thuts , The right doctor and the good room )
  • People need. Narration . Silesian VG, Breslau 1921
  • My legacy. Seals . Publishing house Huch, Neisse 1890
  • The Philo vom Walde book. A selection . East German VA, Breslau 1926 (edited by Marie Klerlein)
  • A Schläsches picture book. All sorts of miscounting and encryption . Huch, Neisse 1884
  • A Singvägerle! From the Schläsing
  • Eccentrics. Comedy games in one act . Grieben, Leipzig 1881 (contains the one-act play Der Kupfuscher , Drei Paar Verlobte and Der sick God )
  • Sunday children. Songs and poems from Silesia . Baumert & Ronge, Grossenhain 1904
  • Vagante songs . Silesian VG, Breslau 1921

Non-fiction

  • Joseph Schindler as successor to Vinzenz Priessnitz in Graefenberg. Memories . Isslieb Publishing House, Berlin 1891
  • Silesia in legend and custom . Senff Publishing House, Berlin 1883
  • Vincenz Prießnitz. His life and work. To commemorate his hundredth birthday . Möller Verlag, Berlin 1898 (illustrated by Joseph Dmych and others)
  • Vincenz Prießnitz as the founder of water and natural healing methods. A study . Möller, Berlin 1897
  • Vincenz Prießnitz as the founder of the natural way of life and healing . Möller, Berlin 1899
  • About natural medicine. A selection of recommendable writings from the field of public health care and drug-free healing . Möller, Berlin 1896

literature

  • Eduard Beigel (ed.): Philo vom Walde. A Silesian homeland poet. Leobschützer Heimatverein, Eschershausen 1974.
  • August F. Krause (Ed.): Schlesisches Dichterbuch. Dülfer, Breslau 1902.
  • Gerhard Pachnicke: "What other districts can do, we can do that too". Philo vom Walde as Gerhart Hauptmann's correspondent. In: Silesia. Art, science, folklore. 1987, 1, pp. 15-27.

Web links

Commons : Johannes Reinelt  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Robert Hofrichter: History of the individual villages in the Leobschütz district. Verlag C. Rothes Nachf., Max Engel, Leobschütz 1914.
  2. ↑ (1874-1961).
personal data
SURNAME Reinelt, Johannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Philo vom Walde (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer and Silesian dialect poet
DATE OF BIRTH August 5, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Kreuzendorf , Kingdom of Prussia
DATE OF DEATH January 16, 1906
Place of death Breslau , Kingdom of Prussia , German Empire