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 Grave of Georg Herwegh - Liestal, BL, Switzerland Posted by:  fi67
N 47° 28.971 E 007° 44.402
32T E 405077 N 5259593
The grave of one of the most popular German political writers of the 19th century.
Waymark Code: WMBC8G
Location: Basel Landschaft, Switzerland
Date Posted: 05/04/2011
Views: 9
The graves of Georg Herwegh and his wife Emma are found in the south corner of the cemetery of Liestal.
Georg Herwegh lived in exile in Liestal after the failed German revolution of 1848; later he moved to Zürich and the back to Germany, but had acquired citizenship of Liestal while he was living here and wished to be buried in this town.
The inscriptions on the tomb slabs:
Emma Herwegh 10. Mai 1817 - 24. März 1904
Hier ruht, wie er's gewollt, in seiner Heimat freien Erde
Georg Herwegh 31. Mai 1817 - 7. April 1875
Von den Mächtigen verfolgt,
Von den Knechten gehaßt,
Von den meisten verkannt,
Von den Seinen geliebt.
Translation:
As he wished, he rests here in the free ground of home
Georg Herwegh
Chased by the powers,
Hated by the servants,
Misjudged by the most,
Beloved by his related ones.
Description:
Georg Friedrich Rudolph Theodor Herwegh (31 May, 1817 - 7 April, 1875), son of an innkeeper, was born in Stuttgart.
He initially studied theology but had to give up his studies and worked as a journalist and translator. He had to flee to Emmishofen, Switzerland in 1839. His Gedichte eines Lebendigen were published in Zurich between 1841-43. Even though instantly banned in Prussia, they were extremely successful.
During a trip to Germany the Prussian king granted him an audience but made him leave the country again. In 1843 he went to Paris; the second part of Gedichte was published. During the failed German revolution of 1848 he and a group of German emigrants went to Baden on a military mission; it was however a failure and he had to flee to Switzerland once again. He lived in Zurich; after an amnesty he moved to Baden-Baden, Germany. Herwegh wrote songs for Lassalle's Worker's Society and the Social Democratic Worker's Party. In 1877, Neue Gedichte was published.
While other poets such as Ferdinand Freiligrath gave up their revolutionary politics later on, Herwegh never changed his revolutionary outlook and his commitment to radical democracy. He was disappointed by and criticised Prussian nationalism and Bismarck's war against France and annexion of Alsace-Lorraine in 1870/71. In Herwegh's mind, poetry is a first step towards political action, it should however not be artless. Consequently, he--like Heinrich Heine--defended Goethe.
(Text from Wikipedia)
Date of birth: 05/31/1817
Date of death: 04/07/1875
Area of notoriety: Literature
Marker Type: Tomb (above ground)
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: daylight
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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