Wilhelm Geiler
Wilhelm Geiler (born August 21, 1819 in Westerstede , Grand Duchy of Oldenburg ; † March 5, 1895 there ) was a German auctioneer and Low German local poet.
Life
Geiler became an official auctioneer in his hometown of Westerstede in 1855 . The street at the local court was named after him.
Artistic creation
Wilhelm Geiler published poems related to his homeland in the Low German language in various newspapers . Shortly after the founding of the empire , he wrote an additional stanza to the Oldenburg national anthem Heil dir, O Oldenburg! :
- Hail, your prince, hail! He helped at times
- the wonderfully great work that the German Reich are preparing,
- when he combined himself with Prussia in a bloody bouquet.
- To our princely house! High Fatherland!
For this stanza he received 25 gold marks . It was sung for the first time in 1872 at a folk festival in Westerstede.
literature
- Wilhelm Geiler: Wilhelm Geiler in memory. Bad Zwischenahn 1919.
- Diethard H. Klein, Heike Rosbach (ed.): Oldenburg - A reading book. Husum Verlag, Husum 1988. ISBN 3880424063
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Geiler, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Auctioneer and Low German local poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Westerstede , Grand Duchy of Oldenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 5, 1895 |
| Place of death | Westerstede |