Hebel - Johann Peter Hebel

German poet and novelist. Born in Basel. Lost both parents at a young age. After attending the Gymnasium in Karlsruhe, he studied theology at the University of Erlangen. He worked at the normal school in Lörrach, close to his mother's hometown, and was eventually invited to the Higher Secondary School in Karlsruhe, where he served in important positions in education and religion for many years. He became famous for his Alemannic Poems (1803), which simply sang about the nature and human feelings of Baden, but a short prose piece published in the duchy's calendar was widely read as The Treasure Chest of a Rhenish Family (1811), along with Stories of the Bible (1823), which he wrote in his later years. He loved his hometown, the common people, and humor throughout his life.

[Aizu Shin]

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ドイツの詩人、小説家。バーゼル生まれ。幼少のころ両親を亡くした。カールスルーエの高等中学校（ギムナジウム）を経てエルランゲン大学で神学を修めた。母の故郷に近いレラハの師範学校に勤め、やがてカールスルーエの高等中学校に招かれ、教育と宗教の要職を長く務めた。バーデンの自然と人情を素朴にうたった『アレマン方言詩集』（1803）により有名になったが、公国のカレンダーに載せた散文小品が『ラインの家庭の宝箱』（1811）として、晩年の『聖書物語』（1823）とともに広く読まれた。終生郷土と庶民とユーモアを愛した人だった。

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