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Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich
Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich

Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich (born February 1, 1796, died December 1, 1865) was a famous Swiss poet. He is best known for his amazing fables, which are like short stories with a moral lesson. He also wrote heroic poems and religious songs.

A Poet's Life

Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich was born in a town called Brugg in Aargau, Switzerland. His father was a teacher there.

He studied theology at a university in Zürich. Theology is the study of religious beliefs. In 1817, he became a pastor, which is like a minister or priest in a church. He went back to his hometown, Brugg, to teach for ten years.

Later, he became a professor of German language and literature in Aargau. But he lost this job around 1830 because of political disagreements. After that, he became a teacher and rector (head teacher) at a college. He also worked as an assistant minister at a local church. He passed away in Baden, Aargau.

Fröhlich is most famous for his two long poems about heroes: Ulrich Zwingli and Ulrich von Hutten. People also loved his fables, which are often compared to those by other great writers like Hagedorn and Lessing.

His Writings

A collection of all his works was published in five books in 1853.

Here are some of his main works:

  • 170 Fabeln (170 Fables) (1825)
  • Schweizer Lieder (Swiss Songs) (1827)
  • Des Evangelium St. Johannis, in Liedern (The Gospel of St. John, in Songs) (1830)
  • Elegien an Wieg und Sarg (Elegies to Cradle and Coffin) (1835)
  • Die Epopöen (The Epic Poems) (1840)
  • Ulrich Zwingli (1840)
  • Ulrich von Hutten (1845)
  • Auserlesene Psalmen und geistliche Lieder für die Evangelisch-reformirte Kirche des Cantons Aargau (Selected Psalms and Spiritual Songs for the Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton Aargau) (1844)
  • Über den Kirchengesang der Protestanten (On the Church Singing of Protestants) (1846)
  • Trostlieder (Songs of Comfort) (1852)
  • Der Junge Deutsch-Michel (The Young German Michael) (1846)
  • Reimsprüche aus Staat, Schule, und Kirche (Rhyming Sayings from State, School, and Church) (1820)

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