Étienne Eggis
Étienne Eggis (born October 25, 1830 in Freiburg im Üechtland ; † February 13, 1867 in Berlin ) was a Swiss journalist and writer .
Life
Eggis earned his living as a preceptor at the court of the Bavarian King Max II Joseph . His first literary attempts, with which the writer Jules Janin became aware of Eggis and began to promote his talent , also date from this time .
When Eggis returned to Paris, he was able to successfully debut with Janin's support with “En causant avec la lune”. In a literary salon Eggis made the acquaintance of the literary critic Arsène Houssaye , through whom he had the opportunity to become a member of several newspaper editorial offices a little later. In the following time Eggis wrote as a bread-and-butter job for the Münchner Kurier , Journal de Friborg , Tintamarre , Le Corsaire , Le Figaro and others, among others .
In the autumn of 1855 Eggis made a trip to and through Belgium and Germany, which he reported regularly to his readers. In the last years of his life Eggis was marked by illness and he died of tuberculosis in Berlin at the age of 36 .
Eggis half-brother was the Swiss banker Adolphe d'Eggis (1855–1941).
Works (selection)
- En causant avec la lune. Poems. 1851.
- Chant pour l'ouverture de chemin de fer. 1862.
- Pierre Moehr , ou la vie d'un ouvrier fribourgeois à l'époque du . Sonderbund 1845/47.
- Les Schnappseurs. Fantaisie d'un soir d'hiver, suivi d'une pièce de vers inédite . 1862.
- Voyages aux pays du coeur . Poems. 1853.
- Voyage au Champs-Élysées . 1854.
Web links
- Daniel Maggetti / MD: Eggis, Etienne. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ^ Pierre-Philippe Bugnard / MD: Eggis, Adolphe d '. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eggis, Etienne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiburg in Üechtland |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 13, 1867 |
| Place of death | Berlin |