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Johs. E. (Johannes E.) Rabe
1838–1924
A Hamburg writer and editor who helped keep Low German storytelling lively, he is especially remembered for his affection for local history and traditional puppet theater.
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Das Speicherbuch
by Johs. E. (Johannes E.) Rabe
About the author
Born in Hamburg in 1838 and dying there in 1924, Johannes E. Rabe was a German regional writer closely linked with Bergedorf. Sources describe him as a Heimatdichter and note that he wrote and edited works mainly in Low German.
He published a substantial body of writing, including collections in dialect and books rooted in Hamburg’s past. His work Das Speicherbuch reflects his interest in the city’s trading history, while other writings focused on old Hamburg customs and popular entertainment.
Rabe is also remembered for helping revive the traditional Kasper puppet play. Accounts of his later work say that from 1915 onward he published several collections of comic Kasper pieces, contributing to renewed interest in that folk tradition.