Friedrich Wilhelm Grimme

Friedrich Wilhelm Grimme (25 December 1827, Assinghausen – 2 April 1887, Münster) was a German regional (Sauerland) writer and poet.

Friedrich Wilhelm Grimme

From 1847 he studied philology and theology at the University of Münster, followed by work as a schoolteacher at the gymnasium in Arnsberg. Afterwards he taught classes in Brilon (1854) and at the Paulinum in Münster (1855).[1] From 1856 to 1872 he was a teacher at the Theodorianum in Paderborn, then later relocated to Heiligenstadt as director of the Catholic gymnasium (1872–85).[2][3]

The Friedrich-Wilhelm-Grimme-Weg, is an 85 km hiking trail maintained by the Sauerländischer Gebirgsverein (SGV, Sauerland Mountain Association).[4]

Published works (selection)
  • Schwänke und Gedichte in sauerländischer Mundart (1861, 10th edition 1902) – Anecdotes and poems in the Sauerland dialect.
    • I. Sprickeln un Spöne.
    • II. Spargitzen.
  • Das Sauerland und seine Bewohner (1866, 3rd edition 1905) – Sauerland and its inhabitants.
  • De Koppelschmid : Lustspiel in sauerländischer Mundart (2nd edition, 1875) – Koppelschmid; comedy in the Sauerland dialect.
  • Die Kinder aus der Musengasse : Lustspiel in zwei Akten, 1875 – The children from Musengasse; comedy in 2 acts.
  • Grain Tuig : Schwänke und Gedichte in sauerländischer Mundart (4th edition 1881) – Grain Tuig; anecdotes and poems in the Sauerland dialect.
  • Deutsche Weisen : Gedichte, 1881 – German ways: Poems.
  • Galantryi-Waar : Schwänke und Gedichte in sauerländischer Mundart (3rd edition, 1884) – Galantryi-Waar; anecdotes and poems in the Sauerland dialect.
  • Diusend Plasäier : Lustspiele in sauerländischer Mundart, 1890 – Diusend Plasäier; comedies in the Sauerland dialect.

In the field of botany, he was the author of "Uebersicht der Flora von Paderborn" (1867) and "Flora von Paderborn" (1868).[5]

References
  1. Friedrich Wilhelm Grimme Lexikon Westfälischer Autoren
  2. Grimme, Friedrich Wilhelm at Neue Deutsche Biographie
  3. Friedrich Wilhelm Grimme Die plattdeutschen Autoren und ihre Werke
  4. Friedrich-Wilhelm-Grimme-Weg (X 27) GPS Wanderatlas
  5. Friedrich Wilhelm Grimme de.Wikisource
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