Johann Nordmann (born Rumpelmayer, also published as Johannes Nordmann and under the pseudonym H. Naudh, 13 March 1820 in Landersdorf, now

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– 20 August 1887 in Vienna) was an Austrian journalist and travel writer.

Life

Little is known about his life, as much of his work was published under pseudonyms. It is possible he was related to the Austrian-Hungarian architect Viktor Rumpelmayer (1830–1885).

Works

Nordmann's most enduring work is the poem/serenade "Kling leise, mein Lied" set by several composers including

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in 1848. It is unclear if Nordmann is the author behind the 1861 work "Jews and the German State," (Die Juden und der deutsche Staat) published under the pseudonym H. Naudh. The work was one of the few overtly

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works of the 1860s and was regarded as a classic in the genre. It went through twelve editions before 1820 and was adopted and revised by anti-semitic publisher

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. Fritsch questioned Nordmann's authorship of the book, believing it to be written at the behest of or perhaps revised by

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, soon to become an aide to

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and Hermann Wagener, a ranking member of the Prussian Conservative party. The work argued against Jewish emancipation. * ''Carrara'' a historical novel from ancient Padua, Leipzig: Brockhaus, 1851 * ''Dante's Zeitalter'' (Dante's Times), a preliminary study to a comprehensive work about Dante, 1852 * ''Kling leise, mein Lied'' Serenade. Second edition, 1860 * "My Sundays" Travel journal from the Austrian high Alps, Vienna: 1868 * ''Unterwegs'' (On route) Continuation of the hiking book, "My Sundays" Berlin: Angel, 1884

Bibliography

* * * Leopold Schmidt, ''Die Entdeckung des Burgenlandes im

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''. Studien zur

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und

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Ostösterreichs im 19. Jahrhundert (- Johann Nordmann) Burgenländisches Landesmuseum,

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1959. * Helmuth Furch, ''Historisches Lexikon Kaisersteinbruch''. 2 Volumes. Museums- und Kulturverein, Kaisersteinbruch 2002–2004.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nordmann, Johann 1820 births 1887 deaths People from Krems an der Donau Journalists from Austria-Hungary Austrian travel writers Writers from the Austrian Empire