Hermann Allmers (11 February 1821, Rechtenfleth – 9 March 1902) was a German

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...

. He was an only child, and was privately tutored. He began his career in public education, but took over the family farm after the death of his father in 1849. Through travel, he met a number of influential people who inspired him to take writing seriously, leading to his publication of his ''Marschenbuch'' in 1858. He wrote the poem ''Feldeinsamkeit'' which was then made into a song by

Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; ; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period (music), Romantic period. His music is noted for its rhythmic vitality and freer treatment of dissonance, oft ...

. Allmers was born in , just north of Sandstedt, and died in Rechtenfleth also.

External links

* in The New International Encyclopedia, 1906 1821 births 1902 deaths People from Cuxhaven (district) People from the Kingdom of Hanover German male poets German-language poets Writers from Lower Saxony 19th-century German poets 19th-century German male writers Writers from the German Empire {{Germany-poet-stub