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Hermann Marggraff
Hermann Marggraff (1809–1864) was a German poet and humorous author. He was born at Sulechów, Züllichau, Kingdom of Prussia and studied at Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin; and, devoting himself to journalism, lived and wrote in Leipzig, Munich, Augsburg, and Frankfurt, Frankfort, finally settling in Leipzig (1853) as editor of the ''Blätter für literarische Unterhaltung''. He wrote the critical essay, ''Deutschlands Jüngste Kultur- und Litteraturepoche'' (1839); several plays, e. g., ''Das Täubchen von Amsterdam''; humorous novels, including ''Justus und Chrysostomus, Gebrüder Pech'' (1840), ''Johannes Mackel'' (1841), and ''Fritz Beutel'' (1855), after the fashion of Baron Munchausen; a biography of Ernst Schulze (poet), Ernst Schulze (Leipzig, 1855); ''Schillers und Kärners Freundschaftsbund'' (1859); ''Gedichte'' (1857); ''Balladenchronik'' (1862). References * New International Encyclopedia, NIE * 1809 births 1864 deaths People from Sulechów Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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(; ) was the first successful mass-circulation German language, German newspaper and a forerunner of all modern magazines.Sylvia Palatschek: ''Popular Historiographies in the 19th and 20th Centuries'' (Oxford: Berghahn, 2010) p. 41 It was founded by publisher Ernst Keil and editor Ferdinand Stolle in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony, in 1853. Their objective was to reach and enlighten the whole family, especially in the German middle classes, with a mixture of current events, essays on the natural sciences, biographical sketches, short stories, poetry, and full-page illustrations.Kirsten Belgum: "Domesticating the Reader: Women and Die Gartenlaube" in: ''Women in German Yearbook 9'' (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1993) p. 93-100 At the height of its popularity was widely read across the German-speaking world. It could be found in all List of historic states of Germany, German states, the German colonies in Africa and among the significant German-speaking minorities of Lati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |