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| birth_place = [[Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|Lebanon County]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S. |
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| death_place = [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]], [[Berks County, Pennsylvania|Berks County]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S. |
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'''Thomas Cadwallader Zimmerman''' (January 23, 1838–November 13, 1914) was a [[Pennsylvania Dutch|Pennsylvania German]] writer and translator, notable for his translations of English language classics into the [[Pennsylvania |
'''Thomas Cadwallader Zimmerman''' (January 23, 1838 – November 13, 1914) was a [[Pennsylvania Dutch|Pennsylvania German]] writer and translator, notable for his translations of English language classics into the [[Pennsylvania Dutch language|Pennsylvania German dialect]]. He was also the editor of the ''Reading Times'' newspaper in [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]], [[Berks County, Pennsylvania|Berks County]], [[Pennsylvania]]. |
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==Life and career== |
==Life and career== |
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Zimmerman was born in [[Lebanon County, Pennsylvania |
Zimmerman was born in [[Lebanon County, Pennsylvania]] in 1838.<ref name="Rosenberger507">Rosenberger, p. 507.</ref> There he attended public school until he was thirteen years old, and was apprenticed as a printer with the ''Lebanon Courier''.<ref name="Biography89">''Biography'', p. 89.</ref> Upon completion of his apprenticeship, he went to Philadelphia to work at ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''.<ref name="Biography89"/> In 1856, he became a journeyman printer with the ''Berks and Schuylkill Journal''.<ref name="Biography89"/> He relocated to [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]], [[South Carolina]] in 1859, and returned to the Reading area at the outset of the [[American Civil War]],<ref name="Biography89"/> where in 1863 he enlisted in Company C of the 42nd Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers.<ref name="Biography90">''Biography'', p. 90.</ref> Although he is sometimes referred to as "Colonel," he saw no active service during the war.<ref name="Biography90"/> On June 11, 1867 he married Tamsie T. Kauffman of Reading. By 1897, he was the president of the ''Reading Times'' Publishing Company and editor of the ''Reading Times'' newspaper.<ref name="Rosenberger507"/> In 1903, a volume titled ''Olla Podrida'' was published of his translations.<ref name="Rosenberger507"/> In 1904, he was awarded a [[Doctor of Humane Letters]] degree from [[Muhlenberg College]] in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]], Pennsylvania.<ref name="Rosenberger507"/> Zimmerman retired from his newspaper career in October, 1908.<ref name="Proceedings12">''Proceedings'', p. 12.</ref> |
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Zimmerman was quite active in public life. He was trustee of the Board of the State Asylum at Wernersville, director of the Reading Free Public Library, president of the Pennsylvania Association of Superintendents and Trustees of Insane Asylums and vice-president of the Pennsylvania Chautauqua Association.<ref name="Proceedings14">''Proceedings, p. 14.</ref> He was one of the founders of the Pennsylvania German Society, and of the [[Historical Society of Berks County]].<ref name="Biography90"/> |
Zimmerman was quite active in public life. He was trustee of the Board of the State Asylum at Wernersville, director of the Reading Free Public Library, president of the Pennsylvania Association of Superintendents and Trustees of Insane Asylums and vice-president of the Pennsylvania Chautauqua Association.<ref name="Proceedings14">''Proceedings'', p. 14.</ref> He was one of the founders of the Pennsylvania German Society, and of the [[Historical Society of Berks County]].<ref name="Biography90"/> |
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Zimmerman died in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1914.<ref name="Rosenberger507"/> |
Zimmerman died in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1914.<ref name="Rosenberger507"/> |
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==Translations== |
==Translations== |
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Zimmerman specialized in the translation of English language classics into the [[Pennsylvania |
Zimmerman specialized in the translation of German poetry into English and of English language classics into the [[Pennsylvania Dutch language|Pennsylvania German dialect]], which, during his lifetime, was spoken by a significant percentage of the population in the area where he lived and worked.<ref name="Biography91">''Biography'', p. 91.</ref> Because of his association with the ''Reading Times'', in which his translations were regularly published, he was able to reach a large number of readers in the [[Berks County, Pennsylvania|Berks County]] region. |
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His most notable translations included [[Clement Clarke Moore|Clement C. Moores]]' "[[A Visit from St. Nicholas|Twas the Night Before Christmas]]", [[Martin Luther]]'s "[[A Mighty Fortress Is Our God]]" and [[Friedrich Schiller]]'s "[[Song of the Bell]] |
His most notable translations included [[Clement Clarke Moore|Clement C. Moores]]' "[[A Visit from St. Nicholas|Twas the Night Before Christmas]]", [[Martin Luther]]'s "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" ("[[A Mighty Fortress Is Our God]])" and [[Friedrich Schiller]]'s "Die Glocke" ("[[Song of the Bell]]"). |
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==Publications== |
==Publications== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*{{cite book |title=Book of Biographies: Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Berks County, PA |location=[[Buffalo, New York]] |publisher=Biographical Publishing Company |year=1898}} |
*{{cite book |title=Book of Biographies: Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Berks County, PA |url=https://archive.org/details/bookbiographies00compgoog |location=[[Buffalo, New York]] |publisher=Biographical Publishing Company |year=1898}} |
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*{{cite book |title=Pennsylvania German Society: Proceedings and Addresses at Lancaster, PA., November 13, 1914 |location=[[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]] |publisher=Pennsylvania German Society |year=1917}} |
*{{cite book |title=Pennsylvania German Society: Proceedings and Addresses at Lancaster, PA., November 13, 1914 |location=[[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]] |publisher=Pennsylvania German Society |year=1917}} |
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*{{cite book |last=Rosenberger |first=Homer Tope |title=The Pennsylvania Germans: 1891-1965 |location=[[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]] |publisher=Pennsylvania German Society |year=1966|oclc=1745108}} |
*{{cite book |last=Rosenberger |first=Homer Tope |title=The Pennsylvania Germans: 1891-1965 |location=[[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]] |publisher=Pennsylvania German Society |year=1966|oclc=1745108}} |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION=[[Pennsylvania German language]] writer and translator |
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|DATE OF DEATH=13 November 1914 |
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Latest revision as of 21:13, 7 November 2024
Thomas C. Zimmerman | |
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Born | Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, U.S. | January 23, 1838
Died | November 14, 1914 Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 76)
Occupation | Writer, translator and newspaper editor |
Thomas Cadwallader Zimmerman (January 23, 1838 – November 13, 1914) was a Pennsylvania German writer and translator, notable for his translations of English language classics into the Pennsylvania German dialect. He was also the editor of the Reading Times newspaper in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Life and career
[edit]Zimmerman was born in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania in 1838.[1] There he attended public school until he was thirteen years old, and was apprenticed as a printer with the Lebanon Courier.[2] Upon completion of his apprenticeship, he went to Philadelphia to work at The Philadelphia Inquirer.[2] In 1856, he became a journeyman printer with the Berks and Schuylkill Journal.[2] He relocated to Columbia, South Carolina in 1859, and returned to the Reading area at the outset of the American Civil War,[2] where in 1863 he enlisted in Company C of the 42nd Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers.[3] Although he is sometimes referred to as "Colonel," he saw no active service during the war.[3] On June 11, 1867 he married Tamsie T. Kauffman of Reading. By 1897, he was the president of the Reading Times Publishing Company and editor of the Reading Times newspaper.[1] In 1903, a volume titled Olla Podrida was published of his translations.[1] In 1904, he was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania.[1] Zimmerman retired from his newspaper career in October, 1908.[4]
Zimmerman was quite active in public life. He was trustee of the Board of the State Asylum at Wernersville, director of the Reading Free Public Library, president of the Pennsylvania Association of Superintendents and Trustees of Insane Asylums and vice-president of the Pennsylvania Chautauqua Association.[5] He was one of the founders of the Pennsylvania German Society, and of the Historical Society of Berks County.[3]
Zimmerman died in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1914.[1]
Translations
[edit]Zimmerman specialized in the translation of German poetry into English and of English language classics into the Pennsylvania German dialect, which, during his lifetime, was spoken by a significant percentage of the population in the area where he lived and worked.[6] Because of his association with the Reading Times, in which his translations were regularly published, he was able to reach a large number of readers in the Berks County region.
His most notable translations included Clement C. Moores' "Twas the Night Before Christmas", Martin Luther's "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" ("A Mighty Fortress Is Our God)" and Friedrich Schiller's "Die Glocke" ("Song of the Bell").
Publications
[edit]- Olla Podrida (1903)
References
[edit]- Book of Biographies: Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Berks County, PA. Buffalo, New York: Biographical Publishing Company. 1898.
- Pennsylvania German Society: Proceedings and Addresses at Lancaster, PA., November 13, 1914. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania German Society. 1917.
- Rosenberger, Homer Tope (1966). The Pennsylvania Germans: 1891-1965. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania German Society. OCLC 1745108.
Notes
[edit]- 1838 births
- 1914 deaths
- American poets in Pennsylvania Dutch
- American writers in Pennsylvania Dutch
- People from Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania culture
- American male journalists
- Pennsylvania Dutch people
- People from Berks County, Pennsylvania
- Print editors
- Pennsylvania Dutch culture
- Pennsylvania Dutch language
- English–German translators
- American people of German descent
- 19th-century American translators
- 19th-century American male writers
- Journalists from Pennsylvania