# Edwin Bormann

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**Edwin Bormann** (14 April 1851 – 3 May 1912) was a German writer. He also published under the pseudonym "Bliemchen".

## Life

Borman was born in Leipzig. After he had to abandon architectural studies begun in 1867 at the [Dresden University of Technology](/source/Dresden_University_of_Technology) for health reasons, he studied Natural Sciences, History of Art, Germanistics and philosophy at the [University of Leipzig](/source/University_of_Leipzig) and the [Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn](/source/Rheinische_Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universit%C3%A4t_Bonn) from 1869 to 1875. He then returned to his home town of Leipzig, where he founded his own publishing house in 1888 to publish his works. In 1909, together with [Georg Bötticher](/source/Georg_B%C3%B6tticher) and [Arthur von Oettingen](/source/Arthur_von_Oettingen), he founded the artists' association *[Leoniden](/source/Leoniden_(Verein))*,[1] which donated a plaque to him and Bötticher at the [New Town Hall](/source/New_Town_Hall_(Leipzig)) in 1918. For decades, he was a contributor to the satirical-humorous German weekly magazine *[Fliegende Blätter](/source/Fliegende_Bl%C3%A4tter)*.[2]

## Work

Bormann emerged above all as an [Upper Saxon German](/source/Upper_Saxon_German) dialect poet. In addition, he wrote poem collages such as his *Schilleressenz*, in which he assembled quotations into a new text in the manner of the [Cento](/source/Cento_(poetry)) quotations into a new text. The title of his book *Jedes Thierchen hat sein Pläsierchen* entered the German treasure trove of quotations.[3]

In several publications, he also advocated the so-called *Shakespeare-Bacon theory*, which considers [Francis Bacon](/source/Francis_Bacon) to be the author of the works published under the name of the actor [William Shakespeare](/source/William_Shakespeare). In contrast to other proponents of the theory, he tried — by his own admission — to prove it by showing an *indissoluble connection* between Shakespeare's poetry and Bacon's scientific-philosophical works. Thus, he argued, *[The Tempest](/source/The_Tempest)* was a parable for Bacon's natural philosophy, *[King Lear](/source/King_Lear)* for economics and *[Hamlet](/source/Hamlet)* for anthropology.

Bormann died in Leipzig at the age of 62 and is buried at the [Friedenspark](/source/Friedenspark).[4]

## Publications (selection)

- *[Reineke Fuchs](/source/Reineke_Fuchs) (Freie Nachdichtung des niederdeutschen Reinke de Vos.)*. Flemming, Glogau 1881 (together with [Julius Lohmeyer](/source/Julius_Lohmeyer) and [Fedor Flinzer](/source/Fedor_Flinzer)).
- *De Säck'sche Schweiz un das geliebde Dräsen. Vaterländsche Reim- un Farwen-Boesien*. Fischer, Leipzig 1891.
- *Leipz'ger Lerchen*. Neie Boesieen von ännen alden Leibz`ger. Edwin Bormann`s Selbstverlag Leipzig Erscheinungsjahr 1893, 160 pages.
- *Das Shakespeare-Geheimniss*.[5] Bormann, Leipzig 1894.
- *Der Anekdotenschatz Bacon-Shakespeare's. Heiter-ernsthafte Selbstbekenntnisse des Dichter-Gelehrten*. Bormann Selbstverlag, Leipzig, 1895.
- *S Buch von Klabberstorche*, o. J.
- *Der historische Beweis der Bacon-Shakespeare-Theorie.* Bormann, Leipzig 1897.
- *Wenn Gedhe und Schiller gemiethlich sin. Ä klassischer Lorbeerkranz*. Selbstverlag, Leipzig 1899.
- *Die Kunst des Pseudonyms. 12 literarhistorisch-bibliographische Essays.* Bormann Selbstverlag, Leipzig 1901.
- *Francis Bacon’s Reim-Geheimschrift und ihre Enthüllungen*. Self-published, Leipzig 1906.

## Further reading

- Matthias C. Hänselmann: *Das deutsche Mundart-Sonett im 19. Jahrhundert. Entstehung, Entwicklung und Kontexte einer unmöglichen Gedichtform.*[6] Heidelberg 2020, .
- Fedor Bochow: [Bormann, \[August Edwin (pseudonym: Bliemchen)](https://saebi.isgv.de/biografie/Edwin%20Bormann%20(1851-1912)). In [Institut für Sächsische Geschichte und Volkskunde](/source/Institut_f%C3%BCr_S%C3%A4chsische_Geschichte_und_Volkskunde) (ed.): *[Sächsische Biografie](/source/S%C3%A4chsische_Biografie)*.
- Adolph Kohut: *Heitere Lieder aus Rügen mit ungedruckten humoristischen Gedichten von Edwin Bormann*. Claudius, Wandsbek in Holstein 1911
- [Adolph Kohut](/source/Adolph_Kohut): *Sächsische Humoristen, vol. 1: Edwin Bormann*. In *Der Leipziger. Illustrierte Wochenschrift*, vol. 2 (1907), SA. 61–73.
- Karlheinz Merkel: *Das Lob auf die Spitze gestellt. Edwin Bormann 1851–1912*. In *Waldstrassenviertel. Publikationsreihe von "PRO Leipzig"*, vol. 9 (1996), .
- [Richard Paul Wülker](/source/Richard_Paul_W%C3%BClker): *Edwin Bormann's Shakespeare-Geheimnis*. In *Mitteilungen aus dem gesammten Gebiete der englischen Sprache und Litteratur*, Jg. 5 (1894/95), issue 3/4.
- *Bormann, Edwin*. In *Deutsches Literaturlexikon* 1, pp. 802ff.

## References

1. free after [Leonids](/source/Leonids), a meteor stream

1. [Edwin Bormann](https://www.omnia.ie/index.php?navigation_function=2&navigation_item=%2F08547%2Fsgml_eu_php_obj_gr014069&repid=1) on OMNIA

1. [Bormann, Edwin/Librettist](https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Bormann,_Edwin/Librettist) on IMSLP

1. [Bormann](https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/185243721/edwin-bormann) on Find a grave

1. [*Das Shakespeare-Geheimniss*](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1072432313) on WorldCat

1. [*Das deutsche Mundart-Sonett im 19. Jahrhundert : Entstehung, Entwicklung und Kontexte einer unmöglichen Gedichtform*](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1226679486) on worldCat

## External links

- [Kurzbiographie Bormanns mit Wiedergabe seiner Schilleressenz](http://www.waldstrassenviertel.de/persoenlichkeiten/bormann.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170113074003/http://www.waldstrassenviertel.de/persoenlichkeiten/bormann.html) 2017-01-13 at the Wayback Machine

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