FROHLICH

frohlich, abraham emanuel (1796-1865), swiss poet, was born on the 1st of february 1796 at brugg in the canton of aargau, where his father was a teacher. after studying theology at zurich he became a pastor in 1817 and returned as teacher to his native town, where he lived for ten years. he was then appointed professor of the german language and literature in the cantonal school at aarau, which post he lost, however, in the political quarrels of 1830. he afterwards obtained the post of teacher and rector of the cantonal college, and was also appointed assistant minister at the parish church. he died at baden in aargau on the 1st of december 1865. his works are--_170 fabeln_ (1825); _schweizerlieder_ (1827); _das evangelium st johannis, in liedern_ (1830); _elegien an wieg' und sarg_ (1835); _die epopoen; ulrich zwingli_ (1840); _ulrich von hutten_ (1845); _auserlesene psalmen und geistliche lieder fur die evangelisch-reformirte kirche des cantons aargau_ (1844); _uber den kirchengesang der protestanten_ (1846); _trostlieder_ (1852); _der junge deutsch-michel_ (1846); _reimspruche aus staat, schule, und kirche_ (1820). an edition of his collected works, in 5 vols., was published at frauenfeld in 1853. frohlich is best known for his two heroic poems, _ulrich zwingli_ and _ulrich von hutten_, and especially for his fables, which have been ranked with those of hagedorn, lessing and gellert. see the _life_ by r. fasi (zurich, 1907).