Friedrich Emil Rittershaus (3 April 1834 – 8 March 1897) was a German
poet
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.
Biography
He was born in
Barmen (now
Wuppertal
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), Germany. His poetry, marked by simple feeling, fine diction, and original matter, won great popularity. He died in Barmen. His daughter,
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, was a philologist, scholar, and champion for the equality of women.
Works
The best known of his works are:
*
Gedichte' (Poems; 1856; 8th ed. 1891)
*
Am Rhein und beim Wein' (By the Rhine and with wine; 1884; 3d ed. 1893)
* ''Buch der Leidenschaft'' (Book of passion; 1886)
* ''In Bruderliebe und Brudertreue'' (In brotherly love and brotherly fidelity; 1893)
* ''
Westfalenlied'' (Westfalia Anthem; 1886)
Spruchperlen heitrer lebenskunst (Proverbs of cheerful life; 1893)
Notes
References
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File:Wuppertal - Barmer Anlagen - Friedrich Emil Rittershaus-Denkmal 03 ies.jpg, Statue of Friedrich Emil Rittershaus in Germany
File:Wuppertal - Barmer Anlagen - Friedrich Emil Rittershaus-Denkmal 05 ies.jpg, Statue of Friedrich Emil Rittershaus in Germany
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1834 births
1897 deaths
German poets
German male poets
19th-century poets
19th-century German writers
19th-century German male writers
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