Theodor Kirchhoff (writer)
Theodor Kirchhoff (born January 8, 1828 in Uetersen , † March 10, 1899 in San Francisco ) was a German-American writer.
Life
Kirchhoff was the son of the lawyer and long-time mayor of Kiel Johann Nikolaus Anton Kirchhoff . He first attended the local Latin school in Uetersen and the Katharineum in Lübeck . In 1847 he switched to the Polytechnic School in Hanover. In the Schleswig-Holstein uprising , he joined Wasner's Freikorps. As a lieutenant, he took part in all major battles. After the end of the war, he emigrated to the United States in April 1851 . At first he made his way as a piano player in St. Louis and then lived in Davenport, Iowa , but never settled down for long. In 1869 he settled as a partner in a jewelry store in San Francisco, where he died in 1899 after a brief, serious illness. He published his books with his brother Friedrich Christian Kirchhoff .
Works
- Songs of war and love . Dresden. 1864.
- Adelpha . 1869.
- Travel pictures and sketches from America , 2 vols. Altona 1875/76.
- Ballads and new poems . Altona 1883.
- Californian culture images . Kassel 1886.
- A trip to Hawaii . Altona 1890.
- An emigrant life . New York 1899 (epic-lyric poetry).
literature
- Ludwig Julius Fränkel: Kirchhoff . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 51, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, pp. 158-165.
- Meyers Konversations-Lexikon , 6th edition. 1905-1909
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kirchhoff, Theodor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1828 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Uetersen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 1899 |
| Place of death | San Francisco |