Karl Borromäus Rottmanner (30 October 1783 - 8 July 1824) was a German poet

Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

, philosopher, and politician

Politician

A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...

. Born in Munich, he was the son of lawyer and agricultural reformer

Agrarian reform

Agrarian reform can refer either, narrowly, to government-initiated or government-backed redistribution of agricultural land or, broadly, to an overall redirection of the agrarian system of the country, which often includes land reform measures. Agrarian reform can include credit measures,...

 Simon Rottmanner

Simon Rottmanner

Simon Rottmanner was a German writer, agrarian reformer, jurist, landowner and accountant...

 (1740-1813) and his wife Maria Anna Barbara Paur (1746-1828). His cousin was German composer and organist Eduard Rottmanner

Eduard Rottmanner

Eduard Rottmanner was a German composer and organist. He is the cousin of German poet, philosopher, and politician Karl Rottmanner and great nephew of lawyer Simon Rottmanner. He studied the organ and music composition with Joseph Graetz and Kaspar Ett...

. He studied law at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich where he earned a PhD. While a student there he belonged to a student patriotic movement led by Johann Nepomuk von Ringseis

Johann Nepomuk von Ringseis

Johann Nepomuk von Ringseis was a German physician born in Schwarzhofen, Oberpfalz.He received his education at the University of Landshut, where he was a student of Andreas Röschlaub . Afterwards he furthered his studies in Vienna and Berlin , and in 1816 moved to Munich as a personal physician...

. After graduating, he became a member of the Landtag of Bavaria

Landtag of Bavaria

The Landtag of Bavaria is the unicameral legislature of the state of Bavaria in Germany. Between 1946 and 1999 there was an upper house, the Senate of Bavaria. The parliament meets in the Maximilianeum....

. He died in Ast.

Works

• Kritik der Abhandlung Jacobis, 1808
• Frühlingsblumen, 1808
• Sammlung bayrischer Volkslieder, 1810
• Ferner Artikel für die "Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Kunst"