Heinrich Ludwig Theodor Giesebrecht (5 July 1792 in

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– 18 March 1873 in

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) was a German poet and historian. He studied history at the universities of

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and

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, and in the meantime served as a volunteer in a

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regiment during the ''

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'' (Wars of Liberation). From 1816 to 1866 he taught classes at the gymnasium in

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, attaining the title of professor in 1826. In 1848 he represented Stettin in the

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. He was a good friend of composer

Carl Loewe Johann Carl Gottfried Loewe (; 30 November 1796 – 20 April 1869), usually called Carl Loewe (sometimes seen as Karl Loewe), was a German composer, tenor singer and Conducting, conductor. In his lifetime, his songs ("Balladen") were well enough ...

, for whom he wrote the lyrics to numerous

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edited by Hans-Joachim Petsche, Albert C. Lewis, Jörg Liesen, Steve RussMost widely held works about Ludwig Giesebrecht
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Selected works

* ''Lehrbuch der alten Geschichte'' (1833) – Textbook of

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. * ''Gedichte'' (1836) – Poetry.
''Wendische Geschichten aus den Jahren 780 bis 1182''
(3 volumes, 1843) – Wendish history from the years 780-1182. * ''Ueber einige Gedichte der Sibylla Schwarz'' (1865) – On some poems of

Sibylla Schwarz Sibylla Schwarz, also known as Sibylle Schwartz (14/24 February 1621 in Greifswald – 31 July/10 August 1638 in Greifswald) was a German poet of the Baroque era. Life Sibylla Schwarz was the daughter of Christian Schwarz (1581-1648), mayor of ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Giesebrecht, Ludwig 1792 births 1873 deaths People from Mirow University of Greifswald alumni Humboldt University of Berlin alumni 19th-century German historians 19th-century German poets 19th-century German male writers