Rudolf Alexander Schröder

Rudolf Alexander Schröder
Rudolf Alexander Schröder photographed by Nicola Perscheid circa 1924
Born	26 January 1878  Bremen
Died	22 August 1962 Bad Wiessee
Occupation	Poet, translator, painter, writer, architect, hymnwriter, librettist

Rudolf Alexander Schröder (26 January 1878 – 22 August 1962) was a German translator and poet. In 1962 he was awarded the Johann-Heinrich-Voß-Preis für Übersetzung. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times.

Career

Much of his work is Christian poetry. He was a member of the Confessing Church which resisted Nazi Germany. Furthermore, Schröder wrote the poem "Hymne an Deutschland" which the then president of the Federal Republic of Germany, Theodor Heuss, wanted to establish as new national anthem.

References

• Malten, William (1968). Literarische Kleinkunst. Harper & Row.

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External links

• Newspaper clippings about Rudolf Alexander Schröder in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW