Adam Gottfried Uhlich

Adam Gottfried Uhlich (* 1718 in Elsterwerda ; † 1753 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German actor and playwright .

Life

After studying law, Uhlich went to the theater and later played in the theater troupe of the Neuberin , which is considered to be the co-founder of regular German drama, as well as in the stage troupes Schönemann and Schröter , which were known at the time . In 1742 he married the actress Hanna Rudolf in Hamburg . He later devoted himself to writing, wrote various comedies and translated foreign-language stage works, which he published in two collections. The shepherd's play Das Fest was able to hold out on German stages for a long time. His book Selected and graceful writings for boredom , published in 1749, received further attention in the literary world of that time . In 1753 he died in great poverty.

Works (selection)

• Das Fest , published in 1742
• New comedies , published in 2 volumes in 1746/48
• Selected and graceful fonts for boredom , published in 1749

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Short biography and information on the work of Adam Gottfried Uhlich at Literaturport
2. ↑ Home calendar for the Bad Liebenwerda district-1964 , article by M. Karl Fitzkow : Important people from the Liebenwerda district , 1964, p. 126
3. ↑ Luise Grundmann, Dietrich Hanspach, Der Schraden , Böhlau, September 2001, p. 294, ISBN 978-3-412-10900-4

literature

• Ferdinand Heitmüller .:  Uhlich, Adam Gottfried . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 39, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1895, pp. 168-171.

Web links

• Short biography and information on the work of Adam Gottfried Uhlich at Literaturport