Hermann Allmers
Hermann Allmers (11 February 1821, Rechtenfleth – 9 March 1902) was a German poet. • Illustration — Hermann Allmers; from Die Gartenlaube (1872) He was an only child, and was privately tutored. He began his career in public education, but took over the family farm after the death of his father in 1849. Through travel, he met a number of influential people who inspired him to take writing seriously, leading to his publication of his Marschenbuch in 1858.
Hermann Allmers
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- Born
- 1821 · Rechtenfleth.
- Died
- 1902 · Rechtenfleth.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Prussia · Germany
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- writer · poet · farmer · historian · geographer
- Languages
- German
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He wrote the poem Feldeinsamkeit which was then made into a song by Johannes Brahms. Allmers was born in Rechtenfleth, just north of Sandstedt, and died in Rechtenfleth also.
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Hermann Allmers, a writer, geographer, farmer and historian, was born on 11 February 1821 in Rechtenfleth and died on 9 March 1902 in Rechtenfleth. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
The recorded working language is German. Work by Hermann Allmers is recorded in the collections of Allmers-Archiv and Allmers-Haus.
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1821
Hermann Allmers born at Rechtenfleth.
1902
Hermann Allmers died at Rechtenfleth.
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- Hermann Allmers (1821 Rechtenfleth – 1902 Rechtenfleth), Brahms and His Poets, 2017
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