Adolph Wittmaack
Adolph Wittmaack (born June 30, 1878 in Itzehoe as Adolph Heinrich Claus Wittmaack , † November 4, 1957 in Hamburg ) was a German businessman and writer .
Life
After attending secondary school in his home town of Itzehoe, Adolph Wittmaack completed a commercial apprenticeship and then worked as a businessman and later as an industrialist . Wittmaack stayed temporarily in Great Britain . He was also active in literature: he initially wrote columnist articles for magazines such as Simplicissimus , Jugend and März . From 1909 he published novels , short stories and plays . Wittmaack's work is strongly influenced by his adopted home of Hamburg . His most successful book was the novel "Konsul Möllers Erben", published in 1915, in which he describes the story of a Hamburg merchant family; in a greatly expanded new edition published in 1946, he continued the story until the Second World War .
Works
- Hans Hinz Butenbrink , Munich 1909
- The little lie , Berlin 1911
- Consul Möller's heirs , Berlin 1915
- Little stories to raise morale , Altona [u. a.] 1919
- The Lump , Hamburg-Finkenwerder 1920
- Naked Gods , Berlin [u. a.] 1920
- Satires on Eros , Hamburg 1929
- God wants to grow , Leipzig 1935
- Ocean , Leipzig 1937
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SURNAME | Wittmaack, Adolph |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wittmaack, Adolph Heinrich Claus (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German businessman and writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 30, 1878 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Itzehoe |
DATE OF DEATH | November 4th 1957 |
Place of death | Hamburg |