Christian Braunmann Tullin

Christian man Tullin Brown ( born September 6, 1728 in Christiania, † January 21, 1765 in Christiania ) was a Norwegian businessman, civil servant and poet.

Life

His parents were the merchant Gulbrand Tullin Hansen (1694-1742) and his wife Ragnhild Hansdatter Dehli ( 1695-1765 ). On March 27, 1760 he married Mette Kruckow (August 22, 1725-1790 ), daughter of the pastor Peter Kruckow ( 1670-1738 ) and his wife Magdalena Feddersen ( 1704-1784 ).

Tullin takes its name from the farm Tull estate in Ringebu, of which his father was. This was in 1724 acquired the rights of citizenship in Christiania as small merchants, and worked his way up to a wealthy merchant. He had also been an employee of the Lagmanns Christian Brown man in Kristiansand and had his son added his name. This was included in the Christiania Cathedral. He laid in 1745 he laid at the University of Copenhagen, the examen artium from. 1748 he passed the state examination theological. Returned to Christiania he soon gave up the idea of ​​becoming a clergyman. Rather, he was concerned with literature, language and law.

After his father's death the mother married the Obervisiteur at customs Claus Therkelsen Koefoed. Manufactured to operate at Fabro ( Lysaker ), the powder, starch and nails Along with this and some other Tullin bought in 1750. About his stepfather he came into the customs office in Christiania, and was in 1759 customs inspector and in 1764 Director of Customs. In 1760 he became vice - councilor and was appointed by the King to the real alderman of Christiania in 1763. His marriage to Mette Kruckow brought a social rise with it, since she was the niece of the powerful magistrate President Nicolai Feddersen.

His rapid rise was also due to his artistic abilities. He painted, played music and was known for his poetry. He had written an early cantatas for religious occasions and verses for grave inscriptions of rich families. He had also written pastoral poetry in the best rococo style. Particular attention aroused his wedding poem " Maidagen ". The poem begins with a condemnation of the tedious city life and soulless civilization, praises after the break-up of spring in Sørkedal and then continues with a tribute to the almighty divine providence, the most obvious in the forces of spring, continued. The poem was translated into many languages ​​and introduced many collections of landscape poems of the Norwegian and Danish literature.

1760 wrote the " Selskabet for de skiønne above nyttige Videnskabers Forfremmelse " ( Society for the Promotion of beautiful and useful sciences ) a poetry competition on the theme " origins and consequences of seafaring " from. Tullin won the award with a long poem in which the usual critique of civilization was broken on a kulturoptimistische term basis. The next success came when the same company in 1763 another poet competition on " excellence of creation with regard to the order of creation and its inner connections " wrote out. Also this recent poem Tullins is written as the previous in stylish Alexandrine. In more cosmic perspective and according to the optimistic philosophy of the 18th century Tullin praises the legality and the inner connection of the universe. Behind it stands an all-powerful Creator and a loving providence for his work. Both poems have been translated into other languages ​​.

Tullin had a very weak health. The myriad of private and public duties and his social life at times sprawling burned it off prematurely. He was only 36 years old when he died.

Works

  • Samtlige Skrifter, 3 vol Copenhagen 1770-1773.
  • Udvalgte defendant in K. L. Rahbek. Copenhagen 1799
  • Udvalgte Skrifter at F. Schaldemose, Copenhagen 1833
  • Skrifter i udvalg. Copenhagen 1897
  • Christian Braun man Tullins samtlige Skrifter, 3 vol ( Scientific edition with introduction and notes by H. Noreng ). 1972-1976

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