GLEIM, JOHANN WILHELM LUDWIG German poet, was born on April 2, 1719 at Ermsleben, near Hal berstadt. He studied law at Halle, where he founded the so-called Anacreontik, with other young poets. He was successively secre tary to Prince William of Brandenburg-Schwedt at Berlin, to Prince Leopold of Dessau, and secretary (1747), of the cathedral chapter at Halberstadt. "Father Gleim" was the title accorded to him throughout all literary Germany on account of his generosity to young poets. He looked with some suspicion on their revo lutionary tendencies, but helped them none the less. Gleim him self wrote feeble imitations of Anacreon, Horace and the minne singers, a dull didactic poem entitled Halladat oder das rote Buch (1774), and collections of fables and romances. Of higher merit are his Preussisclie Kriegslieder von einem Grenadier (1758), inspired by the campaigns of Frederick II. Gleim died at Halber stadt on Feb. 18, 1803.