Emil Rittershaus

Friedrich Emil Rittershaus (3 April 1834 – 8 March 1897) was a German poet.

Biography

He was born in Barmen (now Wuppertal), Germany. His poetry, marked by simple feeling, fine diction, and original matter, won great popularity. He died in Barmen. His daughter, Adeline, was a philologist, scholar, and champion for the equality of women.

Works

The best known of his works are:

Gedichte[1] (Poems; 1856; 8th ed. 1891)
Am Rhein und beim Wein [2](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 [3] (Proverbs of cheerful life; 1893)

Notes

Rittershaus, Emil (1880). Gedichte (in German). Eduard Trewendt. p. 1. Emil Rittershaus.
Am Rhein und beim Wein: Gedichte (in German). Keil. 1900.
Rittershaus, Emil (1893). Spruchperlen heitrer lebenskunst (in German). G. Grote.

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Rittershaus, Emil" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.

Statue of Friedrich Emil Rittershaus in Germany
Statue of Friedrich Emil Rittershaus in Germany

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[1] Rittershaus, Emil (1880). Gedichte (in German). Eduard Trewendt. p. 1. Emil Rittershaus.

[2] Am Rhein und beim Wein: Gedichte (in German). Keil. 1900.

[3] Rittershaus, Emil (1893). Spruchperlen heitrer lebenskunst (in German). G. Grote.