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Giegold, Georg. 
R. of Marinette. Formerly a woodsman, his muse is dedicated 
to the spirit of the trackless forests. “Tannenreis und Flatter- 
rosen” is his best effort. 
- Aus dem Urwald. Kenosha, Wis., 1898. Portrait and ills. 121 p. 
Guden, Sophie C. [Mrs.] 
R. in Oshkosh. Active in literary movements, and for a time 
identified with the publication of the Wisconsin Literary Independ¬ 
ent, a monthly magazine. 
- Festival Days. Stuttgart, 1891. 
Georg Ebers praised this book warmly. 
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Gugler, Julius. 
R. in Milwaukee. Author of an operetta and a drama, the latter 
entitled “For Mayor, Godfrey Buehler.” 
- Der Stern des Westens: Episches Gedicht. Published by the 
author. Milwaukee, 1900. 75 p. 
Kiiez, Ko?srad. 
B. in Landau, Rheinpfalz, April 27, 1828. D. in Milwaukee. 
From 1850 till 1888 r. in Sheboygan. Next to Madame Anneke, 
Krez became the best-known German poet of Wisconsin, though 
Marklin’s poetry as a whole ranks higher. Two poems established 
the fame of Krez—“To My Fatherland” and “Renunciation and 
Solace.” 
- Aus Wiskonsin. New York: F. Steiger, 1875. v-{-139 p. 
-Second edition. Geo. Brumder, Milwaukee, 1895. 192 p. 
Contains additional poems. 
- Dornen und Rosen von den Vogesen. Landau, 1846. 
- Gesangbuch. Strassburg, 1848. 
The two last titles are given on the authority of Zimmermann’s 
Deutsch in America. I have not seen copies of the books. 
[Lociiemes, Michael Joseph.] “Meik Fuchs.” 
In addition to contributions to several collections of poems, Prof. 
Lochemes (r. in Milwaukee) has published poems and sketches in 
German and Pennsylvania-German in European and American 
magazines. He is especially happy in his dialect sketches. 
- Dreiguds un Noschens, vim Meik Fuchs. Milwaukee: M. H. 
Wiltzius & Co., 1898. 170 p. 
Maerklin, Edmund. 
B. in Calw, Wurtemberg, Jan. 22, 1816. His poems, contributed 
to the leading periodicals of Germany, led to a warm friendship 
