Reiner Broc(k)mann (1609, Schwan-Grändzdorf,
Mecklenburg
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– 1647
Tallinn
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) was a pastor, ceremonial poet and translator.
He is considered to be the first poet who wrote in
Estonian
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.
From 1634, he was a professor of Greek at Tallinn Gymnasium (nowadays
). From 1639, he was a pastor in
Kadrina.
He is probably best known for his translations of hymns into the
Estonian
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language. He also wrote ceremonial poetry in several languages. Most of his work was modeled by his colleague
Paul Fleming.
He died in 1647 in
Tallinn
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and is buried in
St. Olaf's Church.
Works
* 1637 wedding song "Carmen Alexandrinum Esthonicum ad leges Opitij poeticas compositum" ('Estonian Song in Alexandrine Created According to the Poetics of Martin Opitz')
* 1638 wedding song "Oda Esthonica Jambico-Trochaica" ('An Estonian Iambic-Trochaic Ode')
* 1639 wedding song "Oda Esthonica Trochaica" ('An Estonian Trochaic Ode')
References
External links
Reiner Brockmann at Estonian Writers' Online Dictionary
Baltic-German people
Estonian poets
1609 births
1647 deaths
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