Traugott Tamm

Traugott Tamm (born October 22, 1860 in Eddelak / Süderdithmarschen , † July 27, 1938 in Ratzeburg ) was a German novelist who also dealt with popular life in Transylvania , as his wife came from there as the pastor's daughter.

He was the son of Pastor Heinrich Tamm. Like his father, he became active as a writer after attending grammar school in Flensburg and the universities in Munich and Kiel. Tamm was not only active as a writer but also as a translator. He translated several English books into German.

Works (selection)

• In the land of youth. 1905.
• In the land of passion. Berlin 1906.
• Gül Hanum. 1907.
• In the hair dryer. 1907.
• Hedda's suitor. Play in 4 acts. Berlin 1907.
• On watch and post. Berlin 1909.
• The Hingstberger. Munich 1913.
• Geert Holdts bridal show. Leipzig / Vienna 1920.
• House Thormalen. Time novel. Braunschweig 1922.
• The old German god. Historical novel in 5 books. Koslin 1924.
• The two nations. Novel. Publishing house of the Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig and Vienna 1920.

Translation:

• William Le Queux : The German Incursion into England. Concordia, Berlin 1914.

literature

• Franz Brümmer : Lexicon of German poets and prose writers from the beginning of the 19th century to the present . Volume 7, 6th edition, Leipzig 1913
• Degeners who is it? Berlin 1935, p. 1590
• Hanke, Peter-Alexander: The writer Dr. Traugott Tamm (1860 - 1938) - life and work , a documentation, 532 pages, self-published by P.-A. Hanke, Ratzeburg 2000