Christoph Ferdinand Heinrich Pröhle (June 4, 1822 – May 28, 1895) was a German

literary historian The history of literature is the historical development of writings in prose or poetry that attempt to provide entertainment or education to the reader, as well as the development of the literary techniques used in the communication of these pie ...

, teacher ('' Oberlehrer''), writer and folk tale and

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collector (a successor to the

Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm ( or ), Jacob Grimm, Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm, Wilhelm (1786–1859), were Germans, German academics who together collected and published folklore. The brothers are among the best-known storytellers of Oral tradit ...

Disambiguation of Heinrich

The given name " Heinrich" occurs in several cases among the relatives of the writer in question. As far as it is known, all the Pröhle are relatives, whether the family name is written with short

Germanic umlaut The Germanic umlaut (sometimes called i-umlaut or i-mutation) is a type of linguistic umlaut (linguistics), umlaut in which a back vowel changes to the associated front vowel (fronting (phonology), fronting) or a front vowel becomes closer to ...

or long Hungarian umlaut. * Heinrich Andreas Pröhle (1797–1875), Lutheran pastor and poet in Hornhausen, Germany, the father of the writer * Christoph Ferdinand Heinrich Pröhle (1822–1895), the writer * Heinrich Prőhle (1870–1950), a well known pastor and theological professor of the Hungarian Lutherans in Pozsony ( Preßburg or

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) in

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, a cousin of the writer * Heinrich Prőhle (?–?), director of a factory in Mosonmagyaróvár, later a special translator in

Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

, Hungary, the son of the pastor in Pozsony above * Heinrich Prőhle (b. 1936), a professor at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest,

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, the son of the translator above

Life and career

*1822: Heinrich Pröhle was born in Satuelle (then in Neuhaldensleben, Ohrekreis,

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) as the son of the Lutheran pastor and hobby poet Heinrich Andreas Pröhle. *1843−1846: he studied history and German philology in Halle (1843–1845) and

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

(1845/46). *1847/48: study tour in

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and

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. *1848/49: political

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of the newspaper "

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ische Allgemeine Zeitung" in

Wien Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

. *1849: an early book, "Aus dem Kaiserstaat" (Wien). *1849−: independent writer in

. *1851−: series of extended tale and

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collection tours in

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. *1854−1857: his residence is moved to

Wernigerode Wernigerode () is a town in the Harz (district), district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until 2007, it was the capital of the Wernigerode (district), district of Wernigerode. Its population was 32,181 in 2020. Wernigerode is located southwes ...

, close to the peak

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, a convenient base for the collection tours in

. *1855:

Wilhelm Grimm Wilhelm Carl Grimm (also Karl; 24 February 178616 December 1859) was a German author, philologist and anthropologist. He was the younger brother of Jacob Grimm, of the literary duo the Brothers Grimm. Life and work Wilhelm was born in February 1 ...

and Karl Joseph Simrock promoted Heinrich Pröhle in

Bonn Bonn () is a federal city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located on the banks of the Rhine. With a population exceeding 300,000, it lies about south-southeast of Cologne, in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region. This ...

( Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann was teaching there at the time), for his work on

sagen and the

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of the names in

("''De Bructeri nominibus et de fabulis, quae ad eum montem pertinent''"). *1857–1890: teacher at a

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, 1858/59 in

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. *1890: title "professor" was given at his retirement. *1895: he died in

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near

Intellectual heritage

He became well known as a collector and publisher of German folk-tales and folk-legends. He was a German literary historian as well. His intellectual heritage was recognised in several ways: * he received the title "professor" at his retirement * there is a street called Pröhleweg in Berlin-Spandau (very close to

Potsdam Potsdam () is the capital and largest city of the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the Havel, River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of B ...

), since 1 July 1964.

Bibliography

* ''Berlin und Wien''.

1850 * ''Der Pfarrer von Grünrode''.

Leipzig Leipzig (, ; ; Upper Saxon: ; ) is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, eighth-largest city in Ge ...

1852 * ''Kinder- und Volksmärchen''.

1853, (collected about Oberharz mainly) * ''Märchen für die jugend''. Halle 1854 * ''Harzsagen''. 1. Band,

1853, 2. Band 1856 * ''Harzbilder. Sitten und Gebräuche aus dem Harzgebirge''.

1855 * ''Unterharzische Sagen''.

Aschersleben Aschersleben () is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 22 km east of Quedlinburg, and 45 km northwest of Halle (Saale). Geography Aschersleben lies near the confluence of the ...

1856 * ''Rheinlands schönste Sagen und Geschichten''. 1886 * ''Harzsagen''.

Bad Harzburg Bad Harzburg (; Eastphalian dialect, Eastphalian: ''Bad Harzborch'') is a spa town in central Germany, in the Goslar (district), Goslar district of Lower Saxony. It lies on the northern edge of the Harz mountains and is a recognised saltwater spa ...

1957

Explanatory notes

References

External links

Heinrich Pröhle in the catalogue of the German National Library
(note: see the disambiguation of the diverse Heinrichs in the family above)
Heinrich Pröhle at zeno.org (the greatest German digital library)
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Prohle, Heinrich 1822 births 1895 deaths 19th-century German educators People from the Province of Saxony University of Halle alumni Humboldt University of Berlin alumni German male writers