Adolf Streckfuß
Adolf Carl Streckfuß (born May 10, 1823 in Berlin ; † October 11, 1895 there ) was a German writer.
Life
Streckfuß was the son of the writer and lawyer Carl Streckfuß . After finishing school, Streckfuss began to study agricultural economics. Between 1845 and 1848 he volunteered at the Agricultural Academies in Möglin (Reichenow-Möglin) and Eldena (Greifswald) .
Politically interested, he was also involved in the German Revolution of 1848/1849 and published some pamphlets on the occasion of the Berlin barricade uprising . He had previously ridiculed the so-called Berlin tailor's revolution of 1830 as a petty and pathetic little revolutionary that had fizzled out miserably. At the latest, his work on the French Revolution meant that Streckfuss allowed his training to be completed, but the prospect of a position in the civil service was denied.
On January 1, 1853, Streckfuß became, along with Carl Kindermann , a main employee of the Norddeutsche Volkszeitung edited by Adolf Mensching , the forerunner of which was the “Hannoversche Volkszeitung”.
A lawsuit against Streckfuss for high treason ended in an acquittal, but the censorship still imposed a ban on writing and publishing.
Streckfuß earned his living until around 1855 as a tenant of a small tobacco shop in Berlin. Only in these years was Streckfuß allowed (and was able to) try his hand at writing again; However, it was only able to publish it after the assumption of government (October 7, 1858) of the Prince-Regent and later Emperor Wilhelm I.
In 1862 Streckfuß was elected city councilor in his hometown. Ten years later he was appointed to the office of city council .
Adolf Streckfuß died in Berlin in 1895 at the age of 72 and was buried in the Sophienfriedhof II there. The grave has been preserved.
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While his early work was still very much influenced by day-to-day political events, this changed a lot to fiction in his later works . Streckfuss found late recognition and public awareness, especially through his (crime) novels. His imaginative interpretation of place names had a formative long-term effect: in 1885 he wrote his most popular work: From fishing village to cosmopolitan city. 500 years of Berlin city history. From the existence of the street names Fischerstraße and Fischerbrücke in Cölln as well as from the Petrus patrozinium of the Cölln Petrikirche ( Petrus is considered the patron saint of fishermen), he drew the conclusion, knowing the Fischerkietze at the old Slavic castles in Köpenick and Spandau , that Berlin was in the form of Cölln a Slavic fishing settlement. So far no traces of late Slavic settlement have been found on the Spreepass (only the German merchants). Nevertheless, the popular misconception that has arisen due to the extensor foot persists to this day.
Books
- The upheavals of the state of 1847 and 1848. 2 volumes. Berlin 1849 ( Vol. 1 online - Internet Archive , Vol. 2 online - Internet Archive )
- Robert Blum , his life, his work. A book for the people. Berlin 1850 ( 3rd edition online - Internet Archive )
- The struggle for freedom in Hungary in the years 1848 and 1849. Berlin 1850 ( online - Internet Archive )
- The great French revolution and the reign of terror . Berlin 1851 (2 vol.)
- World history told to the people . Berlin 1865-1867
- Berlin in the 19th century . Berlin 1867–1869 (4 vols.)
- Mr. President . Criminal novella. 1871
- The great Hans . 1871
- The von Hohenwald . Novel. 1877
- Wolfsburg Castle . Novel. 1879
- The star of Anthold . Novel. 1883
- From fishing village to cosmopolitan city. 500 years of Berlin city history . Berlin 1885 (4 vols.) ( Online - Internet Archive )
literature
- Karl Wermuth , Wilhelm Stieber : Streckfuß, Adolph Carl. In: The Communist Conspiracies of the Nineteenth Century. In the official order for the use of the police authorities of all the German federal states on the basis of the relevant judicial and police acts ... , Part Two , The personal details of the people appearing in the Communist investigations , (printed in Berlin: AW Hayn): 1854, passim ; online through google books
Web links
- Literature by and about Adolf Streckfuß in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by Adolf Streckfuß in the Gutenberg-DE project
- Streckfuß, Adolf Carl in der Deutschen Biographie , accessed on July 8, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ilja Mieck : From the reform period to the revolution (1806-1847) . In: Wolfgang Ribbe (ed.): History of Berlin, first volume . Verlag CH Beck, Munich 1987, p. 526. ISBN 3-406-31591-7 .
- ^ Karl Wermuth, Wilhelm Stieber: Streckfuß, ... (see literature)
- ↑ Klaus Mlynek : MENSCHING, (1) Adolf. In: Dirk Böttcher , Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein, Hugo Thielen : Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2002, ISBN 3-87706-706-9 , pp. 250f .; online through google books
- ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende: Lexicon of Berlin tombs . Haude & Spener, Berlin 2006. p. 48.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stretch foot, Adolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Streckfuß, Adolf Carl (full name); Streckfuß, Adolph; Extensor foot, Adolph Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 10, 1823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 11, 1895 |
| Place of death | Berlin |