ARNDT, ERNST MORITZ

ARNDT, ERNST MORITZ. — German writer, born on the island of Rügen in 1769, died in 1860. A fanatical love for his fatherland and for freedom—both threatened by Napoleon—and a steadfast faith in the God “who does not want slaves,” whom he does not hesitate to call “German,” form the foundation of all his works. Among these we recall: *Geist der Zeit* (part 1, Altona 1806; part 2, London 1807; part 3, Berlin 1813; part 4, ibid. 1818); *Kurzer Katechismus für deutsche Soldaten* (Leipzig 1814); and the famous pamphlet, *Der Rhein Deutschlands Strom, nicht Deutschlands Grenze* (Leipzig 1813). His widely disseminated war songs earned him the title of “German Tyrtaeus.” Notable also are his numerous spiritual hymns in the style of Fleming.