Adrian David Grob

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Adrian David Grob (born January 23, 1771 in Herisau ; † August 11, 1836 in St. Gallen ; resident in Herisau and Flawil ) was a Swiss writer , playwright , officer and confectioner .

Life

Adrian David Grob was a son of the doctor Anton Grob, great-grandson of Johannes Grob . In 1795 he married Anna Marianna Kronauer, daughter of Johann Georg Kronauer, from Winterthur . At first he was a confectioner in Zurich , Strasbourg and Offenbach . In 1792 he joined a French regiment. In 1798 Adrian David Grob was the arsenal manager and artillery chief in Herisau. In 1799 he defended the Lake Constance coast, but had to flee to Turin from the French troops . He came to St. Gallen in 1802, where he received city citizenship in 1813. From 1807 to 1832 he was armory administrator, in 1833 district commander of St. Gallen and in 1834 military inspector.

plant

Adrian David Grob was a popular member of cultural associations and the author of patriotic dramas ( Abbot Cuno von Staufen and the Appenzeller, 1816), and of poems ( songs in honor and joy for Swiss soldiers, 1824) as well as the playful, semi-autobiographical work Sigmund's lectures with friends and families (3 volumes, 1832), as well as:

  • Dramatic images from Switzerland. Two historical spectacles. St. Gallen 1816. Digitized
  • Witigarda or the prince brothers. Tragedy
  • The urn in the Eichthale, Patriotic scene in two elevators. Augsburg / Leipzig. Digitized
  • New dramatic pictures. 1820, volume 1 ,
  • Latest dramatic pictures. 2 volumes. St. Gallen 1825, 1827. Volume 2

literature

  • Peter Ehrenzeller: St. Gallic year books. 1835/41, Abt. 1, 1842-1843, pp. 546 f.
  • Kosch: Deutsches Literatur-Lexikon 6. S. 836.
  • The municipality of Herisau in the canton of Appenzell A.Rh. S.240 , S.387 Bibliography

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Adrian Grob: St. Gallic writing calendar for the year 1805 . Zollikofer and Züblin, St. Gallen 1805, p. 30 ( limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed May 20, 2020]).
  2. ^ Adrian Grob: Abbot Cuno von Staufen and the Appenzeller . Zollikofer and Züblin, 1816 ( limited preview in Google book search [accessed on May 20, 2020]).
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personal data
SURNAME Grob, Adrian David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss writer, playwright, officer and confectioner
DATE OF BIRTH January 23, 1771
PLACE OF BIRTH Herisau
DATE OF DEATH August 11, 1836
Place of death St. Gallen