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'''Margarete Seemann''' aka '''Margmann''' ( |
'''Margarete Seemann''' aka '''Margmann''' (26 July 1893 – 6 June 1949) was an [[Austria]]n poet who wrote many books but is known for her poems for children. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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[[File:Bücher Margarete Seemann.jpg|thumb|left|Margarete Seemann's books]] |
[[File:Bücher Margarete Seemann.jpg|thumb|left|Margarete Seemann's books]] |
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Seemann was born in [[Vienna]] in 1893, one of the five children of a train attendant<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google. |
Seemann was born in [[Vienna]] in 1893, one of the five children of a train attendant<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U8w-uEaFzkIC&q=%22Margarete+Seemann%22&pg=PA163|title=Beichten: autobiographische Zeugnisse zur katholischen Busspraxis im 20. Jahrhundert|last=Scheule|first=Rupert M.|date=2001|publisher=Böhlau Verlag Wien|isbn=978-3-205-99314-8|language=de}}</ref> from South Moravia and a mother from Vienna. She came from a middle-class house and grew up in Vienna and in Guldenfurth near Nikolsburg in South Moravia . She went to school with the [[Ursulines]] and she became an elementary school teacher. As such, she was confronted with the reality of social and material hardship in the Viennese labor districts, she taught in Hernals and has lived in Meidling from 1937. She created fairy tales and other plays for children written in the Catholic spirit to amuse and educate children. Readings from her books were very popular in the 1930s. |
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In December 1934, 50 of Seeman's poems were used to accompany a collection of drawings,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google. |
In December 1934, 50 of Seeman's poems were used to accompany a collection of drawings,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pQxKAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Margarete+Seemann%22|title=The United States Patents Quarterly|date=2008|publisher=Bureau of National Affairs|language=en}}</ref> titled ''Das Hummel-Buch'', by [[Maria Innocentia Hummel]] and Seeman provided the poetic text. The pictures had already been published before as postcards.<ref name=Copp>{{cite journal|title=Hummel and Her Famous Figurines|first=Jay|last= Copp|journal=St. Anthony Messenger Press|date=August 1997|url=http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Aug1997/feature2.asp}}</ref> |
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based on illustrations by [[Maria Innocentia Hummel]]. The figures in the drawings inspired pottery and in 1935 the popular [[Hummel figurines]] were marketed. |
based on illustrations by [[Maria Innocentia Hummel]]. The figures in the drawings inspired pottery and in 1935 the popular [[Hummel figurines]] were marketed. |
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Her verses and stories for children have been decorated by well-known illustrators such as [[Ida Bohatta]]. Her books appeared in Catholic publishers and are still published today. Margarete Seemann developed bone cancer in 1937, from which she died in 1949 and she was buried in the Hetzendorfer cemetery, where she received an honorary grave from the city of Vienna.<ref>(group 15, grave No. 75)</ref> |
Her verses and stories for children have been decorated by well-known illustrators such as [[Ida Bohatta]]. Her books appeared in Catholic publishers and are still published today. Margarete Seemann developed bone cancer in 1937, from which she died in 1949 and she was buried in the Hetzendorfer cemetery, where she received an honorary grave from the city of Vienna.<ref>(group 15, grave No. 75)</ref> |
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Margarete Seemann used the nom de plume of "Margmann". She was called the "poet of the mothers"<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google. |
Margarete Seemann used the nom de plume of "Margmann". She was called the "poet of the mothers"<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OdshAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Margarete+Seemann%22|title=Hetzendorf und sein Schloss|last=Brunner|first=Julius|date=1972|publisher=Jugend & Volk|isbn=978-3-7141-6205-9|language=de}}</ref> and the "Austrian [[Selma Lagerlöf]]". Sixty of her poems were set to music by various composers and her books were translated into seven languages. In addition to her children's books she published poems and aphorisms. |
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Seemann died in [[Vienna]] in 1949. |
Seemann died in [[Vienna]] in 1949. |
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Latest revision as of 21:42, 31 January 2023
Margarete Seemann | |
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| Born | 26 July 1893 |
| Died | 6 June 1949 (aged 55) Vienna |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Occupation | Writer |
Margarete Seemann aka Margmann (26 July 1893 – 6 June 1949) was an Austrian poet who wrote many books but is known for her poems for children.
Life
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Seemann was born in Vienna in 1893, one of the five children of a train attendant[1] from South Moravia and a mother from Vienna. She came from a middle-class house and grew up in Vienna and in Guldenfurth near Nikolsburg in South Moravia . She went to school with the Ursulines and she became an elementary school teacher. As such, she was confronted with the reality of social and material hardship in the Viennese labor districts, she taught in Hernals and has lived in Meidling from 1937. She created fairy tales and other plays for children written in the Catholic spirit to amuse and educate children. Readings from her books were very popular in the 1930s.
In December 1934, 50 of Seeman's poems were used to accompany a collection of drawings,[2] titled Das Hummel-Buch, by Maria Innocentia Hummel and Seeman provided the poetic text. The pictures had already been published before as postcards.[3] based on illustrations by Maria Innocentia Hummel. The figures in the drawings inspired pottery and in 1935 the popular Hummel figurines were marketed.
Her verses and stories for children have been decorated by well-known illustrators such as Ida Bohatta. Her books appeared in Catholic publishers and are still published today. Margarete Seemann developed bone cancer in 1937, from which she died in 1949 and she was buried in the Hetzendorfer cemetery, where she received an honorary grave from the city of Vienna.[4]
Margarete Seemann used the nom de plume of "Margmann". She was called the "poet of the mothers"[5] and the "Austrian Selma Lagerlöf". Sixty of her poems were set to music by various composers and her books were translated into seven languages. In addition to her children's books she published poems and aphorisms.
Seemann died in Vienna in 1949.
References
[edit]- ^ Scheule, Rupert M. (2001). Beichten: autobiographische Zeugnisse zur katholischen Busspraxis im 20. Jahrhundert (in German). Böhlau Verlag Wien. ISBN 978-3-205-99314-8.
- ^ The United States Patents Quarterly. Bureau of National Affairs. 2008.
- ^ Copp, Jay (August 1997). "Hummel and Her Famous Figurines". St. Anthony Messenger Press.
- ^ (group 15, grave No. 75)
- ^ Brunner, Julius (1972). Hetzendorf und sein Schloss (in German). Jugend & Volk. ISBN 978-3-7141-6205-9.
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