Emil Rittershaus
German merchant and poet, author of the Westphalia song (1834-1897
About Emil Rittershaus
Lived 1834 – 1897 (aged 62). Emil Rittershaus was a German poet, librettist, writer and merchant.
Friedrich Emil Rittershaus (3 April 1834 – 8 March 1897) was a German poet.
Biography He was born in Barmen (now Wuppertal), Kingdom of Prussia. 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.
He was a member of the Wuppertal poets' circle in the 1850s. He knew Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels and wrote several letters to them in 1867–1868.
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(Westphalia Anthem; 1886)
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Who was Emil Rittershaus?
German merchant and poet, author of the Westphalia song (1834-1897
When was Emil Rittershaus born?
Emil Rittershaus was born on 3 April 1834 in Barmen.
When did Emil Rittershaus die?
Emil Rittershaus died on 8 March 1897 in Barmen.
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Emil Rittershaus was a poet, librettist, writer and merchant.
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Emil Rittershaus was German.
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