Hermann Uhde-Bernays (31 October 1873 – 7 June 1965) was a German

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scholar and art historian.

Life

Born in

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, Uhde-Bernays was the son of the journalist Hermann Uhde (1845-1879) and stepson of Michael Bernays. He attended the

Wilhelmsgymnasium (Munich) The Wilhelmsgymnasium is a Gymnasium (Germany), gymnasium (selective school) in Munich, Germany. Founded in 1559 to educate local boys, it is now coeducational. Wilhelmsgymnasium is one of the few remaining gymnasiums in Bavaria to be a "pure ''H ...

and passed the

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examination in 1893. His stepfather persuaded him to study law in Munich. However, Uhde-Bernays soon realised "that he would rather follow in his father's footsteps and in retrospect describes those Munich years as a 'lost time'." Subsequently, he engaged in

and

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at the universities of Munich, Berlin and Heidelberg. In 1895, he became of the

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. In 1902, he was awarded the Dr. phil. in Heidelberg. From 1901 to 1903, he worked as an assistant at the

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in Nuremberg. At this time, he also wrote theatre and art criticism for the ''

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''. During a trip to Italy, he decided to devote himself exclusively to writing. He settled in Munich and later moved to Starnberg. In 1914, he was appointed

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. During the National Socialist era, he was banned from writing from 1937 to 1945. He was appointed

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of modern German literature at the

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in 1946, but rarely gave

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s. From 1951 to 1953, he was a member of the

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. Uhde-Bernays moved in the circles around

Frank Wedekind Benjamin Franklin Wedekind (July 24, 1864 – March 9, 1918) was a German playwright. His work, which often criticizes bourgeois attitudes (particularly towards sex), is considered to anticipate expressionism and was influential in the developme ...

in his younger years. He was editor of the cultural magazines ''Leipziger Monatshefte'' and ''Cicerone''. Uhde-Bernays was made an honorary citizen of Starnberg on 9 October 1950. He is 's grandfather. Uhde-Bernays died in

Starnberg Starnberg is a Town#Germany, town in Bavaria, Germany, some southwest of Munich. It is at the north end of Lake Starnberg, in the heart of the "Five Lakes Country", and serves as capital of the Starnberg (district), district of Starnberg. Recor ...

at the age of 91.

Publications

* ''

Carl Spitzweg Carl Spitzweg (February 5, 1808 – September 23, 1885) was a German romantic painter, especially of genre subjects. He is considered to be one of the most important artists of the Biedermeier era. Life and career Spitzweg was born in Mun ...

. Des Meisters Leben und Werk. Seine Bedeutung in der Geschichte der Münchener Kunst.'' Delphin-Verlag, München 1914. * ''Münchener Landschaften im 19. Jahrhundert.'' Delphin-Verlag, Munich 1921. * ''Im Lichte der Freiheit. Erinnerungen aus den Jahren 1880 bis 1914.''''Im Lichte der Freiheit. Erinnerungen aus den Jahren 1880 bis 1914.''
on WorldCat Insel-Verlag, Frankfurt 1947. ; Publisher * ''

Anselm Feuerbach Anselm Feuerbach (12 September 1829 – 4 January 1880) was a German Painting, painter. He was the leading neoclassicism, neoclassical painter of the German 19th-century school. Biography Early life Feuerbach was born at Speyer, the son of ...

s Briefe an seine Mutter.'' 2 volumes. Meyer & Jessen, Berlin 1911. * ''Künstlerbriefe über Kunst. Bekenntnisse von Malern, Architekten und Bildhauern aus fünf Jahrhunderten.'' W. Jess, Dresden 1926.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:UhdeBernays, Hermann German art historians German Germanists 1873 births 1965 deaths Writers from Weimar

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