Editing Julius Sturm

{{Short description|German poet (1816–1896)}}
[[Image:Julius Sturm.jpg|thumb|Julius Sturm]]
'''Julius Sturm''' (21 July 1816 - 2 May 1896), [[Germany|German]] [[poet]], was born at [[Köstritz]] in the [[principality of Reuss]].

He studied [[theology]] at [[university of Jena|Jena]] from 1837 to 1841, and was appointed preceptor to the hereditary prince [[Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line]]. In 1851 he became pastor of [[Göschitz]] near [[Schleiz]], and in 1857 at his native village of Köstritz. In 1885 he retired with the title of ''Geheimkirchen rat''. He died in [[Leipzig]].{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=1053}}

Sturm was a writer of [[Lyric poetry|lyrics]] and [[sonnet]]s and of church poetry, breathing a spirit of deep piety and patriotism.
His religious poems were published in:
*''Fromme Lieder'' (Devout Songs and Poems; pt. i., Leipzig, 1852; 12th edition, 1893; pt. ii., 1858; pt. iii., 1892)
*''Zwei Rosen, oder das hohe Lied der Liebe'' (Two Roses, or the Canticle of Love; Leipzig, 1854; 2nd edition, 1892)
*''Israelitische Lieder'' (Israelite Songs; 3rd edition, Halle, 1881)
*''Palme und Krone'' (Palm and Crown; Leipzig, 1888)
His chief lyrics were issued in:
*''Gedichte'' (6th edition, Leipzig, 1892)
*''Neue Gedichte'' (2nd edition, Leipzig, 1880)
*''Lieder und Bilder'' (2nd edition, 1892)
*''Kampf- und Siegergedichte'' (Poems of Battle and Victory; Halle, 1870)
*''Neue Lieder'' (1880, 2nd edition, 1888)
*''Neue lyrische Gedichte'' (Leipzig)
*''In Freud und Leid, letzte Lieder'' (1896).{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|pp=1063–1054}}

==Family==
His son '''August Sturm''' (born 1852) was also a noted poet as well as being a lawyer. He was born at Göschitz, and studied at Jena, [[University of Leipzig|Leipzig]], and [[Humboldt University of Berlin|Berlin]], first [[theology]], afterwards [[law]], which he began practicing at [[Naumburg]] in 1884, having in the meanwhile lived as assessor at [[Rudolstadt]] (1880–82) and, given to literary pursuits, in [[Berlin]] (1882–84).

Besides the epic poems, ''Merlin'' (1892), ''Kaiser Friedrich der Edle'' (1896), ''König Laurins Rosengarten'' (1897), and ''Der König von Babel'' (1902), he published ''Hohenzollernsagen'' and ''Balladen'' (1898), the lyrics ''Auf Flügeln des Gesanges'' (On wings of song, 1883), ''Lied und Leben'' (1889), ''Auf der Höhe'' (1902), and others, several dramas and the sketches in prose, ''Sylter Skizzen'' (1887).

He also wrote a series of juridical works, notably ''Revision der gemeinrechtlichen Lehre vom Gewohnheitsrecht'' (1900).

His son '''Heinrich Sturm''' (1860–1917) was a jurist and politician, and mayor of [[Chemnitz]] 1908–1917.<ref>[[:de:Heinrich Sturm|German Wikipedia]]</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{Cite NIE|wstitle=Sturm, Julius|year=1905}} This work also cites Hepding and Hoffman.
* {{Cite Americana|wstitle=Sturm, Julius|year=1920}} This work also cites Hepding and Hoffman.
'''Attribution:'''
* {{EB1911|wstitle=Sturm, Julius|volume=25|pages=1053–1054}} This work in turn cites:
**A. Hepding, ''Julius Sturm'' (Giessen, 1896)
**F. Hoffmann, ''Julius Sturm'' (Hamburg, 1898)

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