Johann Georg Fischer
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Johann Georg Fischer was a German poet and playwright.
, Württemberg
. His father was a carpenter, who died early.
After Johann finished his studies in Tübingen
between 1831 and 1833, he began to work as a teacher assistant at different places, including Langenau
and Ulm
. After a further study as a school teacher, he went to Stuttgart in 1845 to teach at the elementary school. He became school master as well as the leader of the economic school in the city. In 1857 he gained the title of Dr. Phil.
Between 1862 and 1885, he worked as a professor later as a master professor at the Oberen Stuttgarter Realschule.
As a poet, Fischer may be regarded as the last noteworthy representative of the traditional Swabia
n School. He was not in sympathy with the naturalism of his time, and was influenced chiefly by the poetry of his countryman Schiller
, although several of his productions suggest the influence of Goethe, Hölderlin, and Mörike.
Fischer developed his unique style in poetry and writing dramas during his years in Stuttgart. Early in life, he showed deep interest in nature and many of his poems show this influence. He excelled in popular songs and ballads, and in his love songs nobly idealized nature and passion. His 24 speeches on the occasion of the birthday of Schiller
were especially popular.
For his works, he gained the title of honorary citizen in Marbach am Neckar
. Some of his admirers were wont to call him “Der schwabische Frauenlob” (the Swabian praiser of women). His seventieth birthday was a huge festival in Stuttgart. He died in Stuttgart
.
His other works, practically all of them published in Stuttgart, were:
Biography
Fischer was born in Groß-SüßenSüßen
Süßen is a town in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located on the river Fils 8 km east of Göppingen, near Stuttgart.-History:...
, Württemberg
Württemberg
Württemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....
. His father was a carpenter, who died early.
After Johann finished his studies in Tübingen
Tübingen
Tübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...
between 1831 and 1833, he began to work as a teacher assistant at different places, including Langenau
Langenau
Langenau is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated 14 km northeast of Ulm.-Transport:Langenau is located directly on the Autobahn A7 and near the A8...
and Ulm
Ulm
Ulm is a city in the federal German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube. The city, whose population is estimated at 120,000 , forms an urban district of its own and is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau district. Ulm, founded around 850, is rich in history and...
. After a further study as a school teacher, he went to Stuttgart in 1845 to teach at the elementary school. He became school master as well as the leader of the economic school in the city. In 1857 he gained the title of Dr. Phil.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
Between 1862 and 1885, he worked as a professor later as a master professor at the Oberen Stuttgarter Realschule.
As a poet, Fischer may be regarded as the last noteworthy representative of the traditional Swabia
Swabia
Swabia is a cultural, historic and linguistic region in southwestern Germany.-Geography:Like many cultural regions of Europe, Swabia's borders are not clearly defined...
n School. He was not in sympathy with the naturalism of his time, and was influenced chiefly by the poetry of his countryman Schiller
Friedrich Schiller
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright. During the last seventeen years of his life , Schiller struck up a productive, if complicated, friendship with already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang von Goethe...
, although several of his productions suggest the influence of Goethe, Hölderlin, and Mörike.
Fischer developed his unique style in poetry and writing dramas during his years in Stuttgart. Early in life, he showed deep interest in nature and many of his poems show this influence. He excelled in popular songs and ballads, and in his love songs nobly idealized nature and passion. His 24 speeches on the occasion of the birthday of Schiller
Friedrich Schiller
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright. During the last seventeen years of his life , Schiller struck up a productive, if complicated, friendship with already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang von Goethe...
were especially popular.
For his works, he gained the title of honorary citizen in Marbach am Neckar
Marbach am Neckar
Marbach am Neckar is a town on the river Neckar in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The nearest larger cities are Ludwigsburg and Stuttgart ....
. Some of his admirers were wont to call him “Der schwabische Frauenlob” (the Swabian praiser of women). His seventieth birthday was a huge festival in Stuttgart. He died in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
.
Works
His four dramas are:- Saul (1862)
- Friedrich II von Hohenstaufen (1863)
- Florian Geyer (1866)
- Kaiser Maximilian von Mexico (1868)
His other works, practically all of them published in Stuttgart, were:
- Gedichte (1838)
- Dichtungen (1841)
- Gedichte (1854)
- Aus dem Leben der Vögel (1863) In this work, he notes the characteristic phenomena of the psychic life of animals with the acuteness of a naturalist and the sympathy of a poet.
- Neue Gedichte (1865)
- Den Deutschen Frauen (1869)
- Aus Frischer Luft (1872)
- Neue Lieder (1876)
- Merlin. Ein Liederzyklus (1877)
- Der Glückliche Knecht. Ein Idyll (1881)
- Auf dem Heimweg (1891)
- Mit Achtzig Jahren (1896)