Alexander M. Kolloden

Alexander M. Kolloden (civil: Alexander Konstantin von Mitschke-Kollande, born September 2, 1847 in Pomiany in the Kempen district of Posen ; died November 25, 1924 in Krems an der Donau ) was a German-speaking writer. He celebrated his greatest success with the libretto for the folk opera Der Dusle und das Babeli 1902, inspired by a song from Des Knaben Wunderhorn .

Life

He was born as the son of a landowner in East Prussia , with some probability as the son of Alexander Mitschke-Collande from Pomiany. In 1866 he was an officer and fought at Trutnov , Königinhof and Königgrätz . Then he studied German in Breslau . In 1886 he moved to Austria and Vienna , where Ludwig Ganghofer introduced him to society. At times he worked as a journalist for the Vienna daily Illustrirtes Wiener Extrablatt . He is often confused with his writing partner Louis Taufstein , to whom his name was ascribed as a pseudonym for a long time. Joint publications appeared partly under the pseudonym "Alexander Ludwig", which was composed of the two first names. He was married on March 18, 1907, to the operetta singer Hermine Tischner (born June 21, 1878 as "Hermina" in Vienna), who left the Catholic Church to get married. Under her married name Hermine von Kolloden she wrote theater reviews.

Inzersdorf and Stein an der Donau can be identified as other places of residence . In the latter place he lived in modest circumstances until his death.

Works

theatre

The one from Strebersdorf . Play, first performance May 18, 1899 in the Carltheater
with Wilhelm Schriefer: The Dusle and the Babeli . Volksoper in three acts, set to music by Karl von Kaskel , 1902
with Louis Taufstein, as Alexander Ludwig: Robinson Krusoe , drama, music: Carl Josef Fromm, 1907

prose

Helene. Fought for death . Novellas. Pierson, 1890.
In the stork's nest , novel, 1893.
- Pre-printed in Die Presse from June 8, 1893, online
The mill countess. A novel from the time of the last Polish uprising. Verlag Kratz, Hell & Co, Vienna, undated (1905)

Journalistic

AM Kolloden: Between Baden and Vöslau . In: Neues Wiener Tagblatt , No. 162, June 15, 1899, pp. 1–3 ( online )
AM Kolloden: Behind the Wienerberge. In: Neues Wiener Tagblatt, No. 14, January 14, 1899, pp. 1–3 ( online )
AM Kolloden: My mountain. In: Neues Wiener Tagblatt, No. 216, August 8, 1899, pp. 1–3 ( online )
Mödling among the Babenbergers . Historical sketch for the millennium of the city of Mödling. Vienna, Kratz 1904 (brochure)

Web links

Mentions in Arthur Schnitzler's diary , online .

Individual evidence

↑ An obituary mentions his real name as "Mitschke-Kolloden" from "Kamiani". There is no evidence of such a place, but an "Alexander Mitschke-Kollande, landowner from Pomiani" can. "K" and "P" can hardly be distinguished in the Fraktur handwriting that was common at the time, so that confusion is obvious here. These considerations form the basis of the assumption made here.
^ ANNO, Wiener Landwirtschaftliche Zeitung, 1924-12-20, page 4. Accessed on June 8, 2020 .
↑ ANNO, Die Lyra, 1902-08-15, page 6. Retrieved on June 8, 2020 .
^ Leopold Karl Wilhelm August Freiherr von Ledebur: Adelslexicon of the Prussian monarchy: Bd. LS . L. Rauh, 1854 ( google.at [accessed June 9, 2020]).
^ ANNO, Österreichische Land-Zeitung, 1913-04-26, page 8. Retrieved on June 8, 2020 .
↑ ANNO, Österreichische Land-Zeitung, 1917-09-19, page 2. Retrieved on June 8, 2020 .
↑ ^a ^b ANNO, (News) Welt Blatt, 1913-03-18, page 11. Retrieved on June 8, 2020 .
^ Karl Kraus : Another obituary . In: The torch . No. 160 . Vienna, S. 12 ( oeaw.ac.at ).
↑ Baptismal Book - 01-17 | 02., St. Johann Nepomuk | Vienna / Lower Austria (East): Rk. Archdiocese of Vienna | Austria | Matricula Online. Retrieved June 8, 2020 .
↑ ANNO, Reichspost, 1905-08-01, page 10. Retrieved on June 9, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Kolloden, Alexander M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Collodes, AM; Kolloden, M .; Mitschke-Kolloden, Alexander Konstantin von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German-speaking writer and librettist
DATE OF BIRTH	September 2, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pomiany, Kempen County in Poznan
DATE OF DEATH	November 25, 1924
Place of death	Krems , Republic of Austria

[1] An obituary mentions his real name as "Mitschke-Kolloden" from "Kamiani". There is no evidence of such a place, but an "Alexander Mitschke-Kollande, landowner from Pomiani" can. "K" and "P" can hardly be distinguished in the Fraktur handwriting that was common at the time, so that confusion is obvious here. These considerations form the basis of the assumption made here.

[2] ANNO, Wiener Landwirtschaftliche Zeitung, 1924-12-20, page 4. Accessed on June 8, 2020 .

[3] ANNO, Die Lyra, 1902-08-15, page 6. Retrieved on June 8, 2020 .

[4] Leopold Karl Wilhelm August Freiherr von Ledebur: Adelslexicon of the Prussian monarchy: Bd. LS . L. Rauh, 1854 ( google.at [accessed June 9, 2020]).

[5] ANNO, Österreichische Land-Zeitung, 1913-04-26, page 8. Retrieved on June 8, 2020 .

[6] ANNO, Österreichische Land-Zeitung, 1917-09-19, page 2. Retrieved on June 8, 2020 .

[:0-7] ANNO, (News) Welt Blatt, 1913-03-18, page 11. Retrieved on June 8, 2020 .

[8] Karl Kraus : Another obituary . In: The torch . No. 160 . Vienna, S. 12 ( oeaw.ac.at ).

[9] Baptismal Book - 01-17 | 02., St. Johann Nepomuk | Vienna / Lower Austria (East): Rk. Archdiocese of Vienna | Austria | Matricula Online. Retrieved June 8, 2020 .

[10] ANNO, Reichspost, 1905-08-01, page 10. Retrieved on June 9, 2020 .