FLEMING, or FLEMMING, Paul, Ger man lyric poet: b. Hartenstein, Saxony, 5 Oct. 1609; d. Hamburg, 2 April 1640. He studied at the University of Leipzig, and later at that of Leyden where he received his M.D. degree. In the meantime, having joined as an attache an embassy to Russia and Persia, he had an opportunity (1635-39) of studying many peoples. His 'Deutsche Pcemata) appeared in 1642 in Liibecic. They have been reprinted re peatedly. The best modern edition is that by J. M. Lappenberg (2 vols., Stuttgart 1863). The same editor also brought out his 'Latin Poems' (Stuttgart 1866). There are likewise a number of editions, containing selections of his works (Stuttgart 1820; Leipzig 1822; Leipzig 1870; Stuttgart 1885). A German translation of some of his Latin poems was published by Kirchner (Halle 1901). Fleming was an admirer of and considerably influenced by Martin Opitz (q.v.). Many of his lyric poems show considerable depth of feeling and great sincerity. In some of his religious poetry he achieves expressions of the truest piety and especially one of them has become a well-known and much-sung hymn 'In alien meinen Taten, lass ich den Hkichsten raten.> Consult Boremann,'A., 'Paul Fleming'
(Stettin 1899) ; Naumann, ,G., 'Paul Fleming) (Giistrow 1874) ; Olearius, A., 'The Voyages and Travels, etc., to Muscovy and Persia, etc.' (trans. by J. Davies, 2 vols., London 1662) ; Schmitz, F. W., 'Metrische Untersuchungen zu Paul Flemings Deutschen Gedichten' (in Quel lee und Forschungen r.ur Sprach und Kultur Geschichte der Germanischen Volker, Vol. CXI, Strassburg 1910) ; Straumen, J., 'Paul Flemings Leben und Orientreise' (Leipzig 1892); Tropsch, S., 'Flemings Verhaltnis zur Ramis chen Dichtung' (in Gra:er Studien zur Deuts chen Philologle, Part III, Graz 1895) ; Unger, K., 'Studien iiber Paul Flemings Lyrik' (Griefswald 1907) ; Wenderoth, G., 'Paul Flem ing als Petrarkist' (in Archiv Ar das studium der Neueren Sprachen and Litteraturen, Vol. CX XIV, n. s. Vol. XXIV, p. 109, Braunsch weig 1910).