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Hermann Kletke
Hermann Kletke (14 March 1813 – 2 May 1886) was a German poet, novelist, and journalist. Kletke is primarily a children's writer; his songs are full of warm feeling, heartfelt simplicity and naive humor, including ''Kinderlieder'' and ''Die Kinderwelt''. His fairy tales for youth are poetic and instructive, for example ''Almanach deutscher Volksmärchen''. Career Kletke was born in Breslau, Prussia (now Wrocław, Poland), on 13 March 1803. His experience with writing poetry and children's tales began during his schooling, although he would go onto graduate with a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Breslau. In 1832, Kletke was registered as a part of the , an educational fraternity with members such as the German playwright Arthur Müller, philologist Ernest Wahner, and ancient historian Walter Otto. In 1836 while in Breslau, Kletke's poetry was published for the first time, his collection ''Gedichte''. However, because of ruler Klemens von Metternich's restrict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrocław
Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly from the Baltic Sea to the north and from the Sudeten Mountains to the south. , the official population of Wrocław is 672,929, with a total of 1.25 million residing in the metropolitan area, making it the third largest city in Poland. Wrocław is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia. Today, it is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. The history of the city dates back over a thousand years; at various times, it has been part of the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg monarchy of Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia and Germany. Wrocław became part of Poland again in 1945 as part of the Recovered Territories, the result of extensive border changes and expulsions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
