Klaus Groth
Low German poet and writer
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Klaus Groth was a Low German poet. Biography Groth was born in Heide, in Ditmarschen, the western part of the Duchy of Holstein. He was the oldest son of Hartwig Groth, a miller, and his wife Anna Christina. He spent an idyllic childhood in Heide, which served as inspiration for many of his later poetic works. After attending the local school, he studied at the teacher training college in Tondern from 1838 to 1841. Groth subsequently became a teacher at the girls’ school in his native village and devoted his spare time to the study of philosophy, mathematics, and the natural sciences. He took an interesting in local traditions and played a part in several unique to Dithmarschen. Groth did not enjoy teaching and frequently came into conflict with both the school’s board of governors and his students’ parents. In 1847, he suffered a nervous breakdown. A friend and follow teacher, Leonhard Selle, invited Groth to spend time with him on the island of Fehmarn, in the Baltic Sea. He stayed with Selle for six years, and it was on Fehmarn that his famous Low German poetry compilation Quickborn was written.
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