Legler—A Wisconsin Gh'oup of German Poets. 481 
- Aehrenlese. Gedichte. Milwaukee, 1878. 274 p. 
- Gedenke Mein. Gedichte fur Schule und Haus. Chicago, 1883. 
- Deutsch-Amerikanische Feldblumen. Chicago, 1892. 
Sillee, Frank. 
B. of German parents in St. Petersburg. Siller came to Milwau¬ 
kee in 1850. His early life was one of hard struggle. In 1854 he 
went to Nebraska with a party of hot-headed enthusiasts to pre¬ 
vent that territory from becoming slave territory. The party dis¬ 
banded and he lived a year among the Indians. In 1863 he became 
a grain broker, and at one time was regarded one of the leading 
grain operators in the country. He has written both English and 
German verse, and has rendered translations from many lan¬ 
guages. His most enduring work is a translation into German of 
Longfellow’s “Evangeline.” 
- Lieder und Spriiche aus dem Volke fur das Volk. Miinchen: 
J. A. Finsterlin, 1887. 128 p. 
Contains five Indian legends. Also numerous translations of 
leading American poets. 
- The Song of Manitoba and other Poems. Milwaukee: T. S. 
Gray Co., 1888. 86 p. 
In addition to translations from the German of Heine, Freiligrath, 
Zuendt, Bodenstedt, Burger and others, there are translations from 
the Spanish, Panhellenic and Persian. 
-— Evangeline. Translated from the English of Henry W. Long¬ 
fellow. Milwaukee: Doerflinger & Co. Leipzig: Ernst & Keil, 
1879. 92 p. 
Mr. Siller knew of no other translations of this poem into Ger¬ 
man until informed of their existence by Mr. Longfellow, who gave 
his preference for the Siller version. 
-- Ein Blick in dem Amerikanischen Dichterwald. Sonder Abdruck 
aus dem Magazin fur die Litteratur des In und Auslandes. Dres¬ 
den, n. d. 28 p. 
Includes translations of the following poems: Bryant, “Spring”; 
Longfellow, “Excelsior”; Poe, “To Maria Clemm”; Stoddard, 
“Love”; Holmes, “The Sculptor”; Bret Harte, “The Angelus of 
Dolores”; Ella Wheeler, “Laugh and the World Laughs With You.” 
Sotjbron, Wilhelm Otto. 
R. in Milwaukee. B. in Bremen in 1846. Has made literature 
his profession for many years. His education was acquired through 
his own unaided efforts, his younger days having been spent as 
a confectioner and later as a cigarmaker. His evenings were de¬ 
voted to literary effort and study. His play “Asa Groot” has been 
translated into Danish. Soubron is a skilled translator. 
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