Theodor Renaud

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Theodor Renaud (pseudoym: Theodor Vulpinus ) (born February 6, 1844 in Erlangen , † September 28, 1910 in Strasbourg ) was a German writer .

Life

As the son of the French Reformed preacher Jacques Renaud, who came from a refugee family, Renaud studied Protestant theology in Erlangen and Berlin after attending grammar school in Erlangen . During his studies he became a member of the Bubenreuther fraternity in the winter semester of 1861/62 .

After completing his studies, he became pastor of the Reformed community in Bayreuth in 1867 . In 1872 he resigned and worked as editor of the Strasbourg newspaper . In 1876 he was appointed imperial district school inspector in Rappoltsweiler . He later worked in the same function in Colmar . In 1889 he became a government and school councilor of the district government in Colmar. In 1905 he became a Privy Councilor when he retired and moved to Strasbourg.

In 1904 he became a board member of the Church of the Augsburg Confession . In 1905 in Strasbourg he became president of the Alsa Federation , an association of pastors and teachers interested in literature who published the magazine Erwinia .

He wrote German and Latin poems , some of which were set to music by Alexander von Zemlinsky and Heinrich Zöllner . His poem Kaiser Wilhelm I was included in an earlier edition of the German Kommersbuch . He also worked as a translator .

Publications (selection)

  • Time poems for the people and the army. Stuttgart 1871.
  • French-German songbook. By Theodor Vulpinus. Strasbourg 1886.
  • Knight Friedrich Kappler. An Alsatian field captain from the 15th century. (= Contributions to the geography and folklore of Alsace-Lorraine. XXI. Issue, 1896) Strasbourg 1896.
  • The first Strasbourg reformer Mathis Zell von Kaysersberg was responsible for the heresy charge in 1523. Colmar 1908.
  • Paulus Beck of Strasbourg and his fates: 1705–1778. (= Contributions to the geography and folklore of Alsace-Lorraine and the neighboring areas. 39.) Strasbourg 1910.
  • The development of the railway system in Prussia since 1888. Berlin 1914.

literature

  • Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume II: Artists. Winter, Heidelberg 2018, ISBN 978-3-8253-6813-5 , pp. 568-569.

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personal data
SURNAME Renaud, Theodor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Theodor Vulpinus (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH February 6, 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH gain
DATE OF DEATH September 28, 1910
Place of death Strasbourg