Hanns Theodor Wilhelm Freiherr von Gumppenberg (4 December 1866 – 29 March 1928) was a German poet, translator,

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artist and

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. He used the pseudonyms Jodok and Professor Immanuel Tiefbohrer.

Life

Gumppenberg was born in 1866 in

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, the son of Karl Freiherr von Gumppenberg (1833–1893), a postal clerk from Bamberg and a scion of the original Bavarian noble family of Reichsfreiherren von Gumppenberg. His mother was Engelberta von Gumppenberg, ''née'' Sommer (1839–1920), daughter of a geographer. Both the father and already the grandfather (Bavarian member of parliament, landowner and major) were active in literature. The father wrote mostly dialectal drama and poetry, the grandfather

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works and witty

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plays. Gumppenberg received an education at the in Munich, where he ventured his first attempts at poetry.Hanns von Gumppenberg: ''Im Spiegel. Autobiographical Sketches''. In ''

Das literarische Echo Das Literarische Echo - ''The Bimonthly magazine for the friends of literature (Halbmonatschrift für Literaturfreunde)'' - was a German literary magazine. Between its establishment in 1898 and 1923 it was published by :de:Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt ...

. Semimonthly journal for friends of literature''. 6. Jg. 1903/1904, . After the page school and the

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at the

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he took up studies in philosophy and literary history in Munich in 1885. For reasons of better livelihood, however, Gumppenberg decided three years later to take up legal studies. He eventually abandoned law studies to work as a freelance writer and journalist.Hanns von Gumppenberg: ''Lebenserinnerungen. From the poet's estate''. Berlin, Zürich: Eigenbrödler 1929. In 1894, he married Charlotte Donnerstag (born 1870) in Berlin, who died in 1895. Gumppenberg was theatre critic of the ''

Münchner Neueste Nachrichten ''Münchner Neueste Nachrichten'' (Munich's Latest News) was a German daily newspaper published in Munich between 1848 and 1945. The paper was first published on 9 April 1848 as cheap way to inform the masses. After its purchase by , the newspap ...

'' from 1901 to 1909. From 1910 to 1913, together with Alfred Auscher, he was editor of the new artistic-literary journal '' Light and Shadow. Wochenschrift für Schwarz-Weiß-Kunst und Dichtung''. Afterwards he worked as an author and editor for the magazine ''Jugend'' until his death. From 1902 onwards, Gumppenberg also regularly worked as a translator of foreign poetry, for example Swedish poems by Bellman, Fröding and Karlfeldt. After 1889, Gumppenberg moved in the circles of the Munich modernists, to which Michael Georg Conrad and his followers belonged first and foremost. Together with Georg Hoffmann, Julius Schaumberger and

Otto Julius Bierbaum Otto Julius Bierbaum (28 June 1865 – 1 February 1910) was a German writer. Bierbaum was born in Grünberg, Silesia. After studying in Leipzig, he became a journalist and editor for the journals ''Die freie Bühne'', ''Pan'' and '' Die Insel'' ...

, he founded the in 1890.Cf. also ''Modernes Leben. Ein Sammelbuch der Münchner Modernen'' With contributions by Otto Julius Bierbaum, Julius Brand, M. G. Conrad, Anna Croissant-Rust, Hanns von Gumppenberg, Oskar Panizza, Ludwig Scharf, Georg Schaumberger, R. v. Seydlitz Fr. Wedekind. 1st series, Munich 1891. on ''the cultivation and dissemination of modern creative spirit in all fields: Social life, literature, art and science'' In 1897, he married Helene Bondy (1868–1954), the daughter of the factory owner Ignaz Bondy and the Austrian women's rights activist Ottilie Bondy, in his second marriage. In 1901, under the pseudonym Jodok, he became a co-founder of the Munich cabaret as a writer of poetry and drama parodies.Walter Schmitz: ''Die Münchner Moderne. Die literarische Szene in der 'Kunststadt' um die Jahrhundertwende''.Stuttgart: Reclam 1990. . His parodistic work also eventually made him famous. Gumppenberg's collection of parodies ''Das Teutsche Dichterross'', 1st edition 1901, went through a total of 14 editions. However, he remained unsuccessful with the main part of his work – mostly worldview and idea dramas. The First World War and inflation brought Gumppenberg into financial difficulties and from 1922 he was also in poor health. On 29 March 1928 he died in Munich of a heart condition at the age of 61. Gumppenberg's estate is housed in the

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literary archive of the city of Munich.

Work

* ''Thorwald.'' (Trauerspiel) München, 1888 * ''Apollo.'' (comedy) J. Lindauer, München 1890 * ''Das dritte Testament – Eine Offenbarung Gottes.'' Poesse, Munich 1891
''Deutsche Lyrik von Gestern''
* ''Kritik des Wirklich-Seienden – Grundlagen zu einer Philosophie des Wirklich-Seienden.'' Verlagsabtheilung der deutschen Schriftstellergenossenschaft, Berlin 1892 * ''Alles und Nichts – Dichtung in 3 Abtheilungen und 12 Bildern.'' Baumert & Ronge, Großenhain und Leipzig: 1894 * ''Die Minnekönigin.'' (comedy) Reclam, Leipzig 1894 * ''Der fünfte Prophet.'' (novel) Verlag f. Deutsches Schriftthum, Berlin 1895 * ''Der erste Hofnarr.'' (Schauspiel) Baumert & Ronge, Großenhain und Leipzig 1899 * ''Das Teutsche Dichterross in allen Gangarten vorgeritten.'' (Parody) Verl. der Deutsch-Französischen Rundschau, Munich 1901. * ''Die Verdammten.'' (Schauspiel) E. Bloch, Berlin 1901 * (Jodok) ''Der Veterinärarzt – Mystodrama in einem Aufzug.'' in "Die elf Scharfrichter". Vo. 1, . Schuster und Loeffler, Berlin 1901 * (Jodok) ''Der Nachbar – Monodrama in einem Satz.'' in "Die elf Scharfrichter". Vol. 1, . Schuster und Loeffler, Berlin 1901 * (Jodok) ''Überdramen'' (Parodies, 3 volumes.) Th. Mayhofer Nachf., Berlin 1902 * ''Die Einzige.'' (tragicomedy) Callwey, Munich 1903 * ''Grundlagen der wissenschaftlichen Philosophie.'' Callwey, Munich 1903 * ''König Konrad I.'' (geschichtliches Schauspiel) Callwey, Munich 1904 * ''König Heinrich I.'' (geschichtliches Schauspiel) Callwey, Munich 1904 * ''Herzog Philipps Brautfahrt.'' (Opernlustspiel) Callwey, Munich 1904 * ''Aus meinem lyrischen Tagebuch.'' Callwey, Munich 1906 * ''Bellman-Brevier – Aus Fredmans Episteln und Liedern,'' Deutsch von Hanns von Gumppenberg, Verlag von Albert Langen, Munich 1909 * ''Beweis des Großen Fermat'schen Satzes für alle ungeraden Exponenten.'' Callwey, Munich 1913 * ''Schauen und Sinnen.'' (poetry) G. Müller, Munich 1913 * ''Schaurige Schicksale, fälschende Fama und leere Lorbeeren – Dokumentarisches über meine Bühnenwerke.'' Callwey, Munich 1914 * ''Der Pinsel Yings.'' (comedy) Callwey, Munich 1914 * ''Philosophie und Okkultismus.'' Rösl, Munich 1921 * ''Das Teutsche Dichterross in allen Gangarten vorgeritten.'' (Parodies) 13. u. 14. erw. Aufl. Callwey, München 1929 * ''Lebenserinnerungen. Aus dem Nachlass.'' Eigenbrödler Verlag, Berlin 1930

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External links

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Nachlass in der Monacensia

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Hanns von Gumppenberg im Literaturportal Bayern

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